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THE MYSTICAL INTERPRETATION OF DIVINE LOVE AL- MAHABBAH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AL-SULAMI’S AQIQ AL-TAFSR An Undergraduate Thesis Submitted to Faculty of Ushuluddin In Partial Fullfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Strata One Rifa Tsamrotul Syaadah 11150340000019 MAJOR OF QURANIC SCIENCES AND ITS INTERPRETATION USHULUDDIN FACULTY STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA 2019

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THE MYSTICAL INTERPRETATION OF DIVINE LOVE AL-

MAHABBAH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AL-SULAMI’S

ῌAQᾹIQ AL-TAFSῙR

An Undergraduate Thesis

Submitted to Faculty of Ushuluddin

In Partial Fullfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Strata One

Rifa Tsamrotul Sya’adah

11150340000019

MAJOR OF QURANIC SCIENCES AND ITS INTERPRETATION

USHULUDDIN FACULTY

STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA

2019

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ABSTRACT

Rifa Tsamrotul Sya’adah. The Mystical Interpretation of Divine Love

from The Perspective of al-Sulami’s Haqāiq al-Tafsīr Major of

Qur‟anic Sciences And Its Interpretation, Ushuluddin Faculty, State

Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah , Jakarta, 2019.

This study discusses the Quranic analysis of the word Maḥabbaḥ in al-

Quran. This needs to be studied and requires some research because it has

a general meaning, so it is worth analyzing. They know and understand

Maḥabbaḥ in a limited way and for human needs only.

Using a descriptive analytic method and Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-

Sulami's perspective on his own book, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr, this thesis

answers how al-Sulami interprets the meaning of the Maḥabbaḥ in the

Quran. Here, I apply the following step of analysis, determine basic and

relational meaning, explain the development of the meaning of the

Maḥabbaḥ through Sufism studies, and also discuss the state of the

Maḥabbaḥ which he explained on his book " Majmū’at Ᾱtsar Abu ‘Abd al-

Rahmān al-Sulamī.”

This thesis finds that the Quran expresses the Maḥabbaḥ globally

both to God and to humans. Some indications of the Quran suggest that

the Maḥabbaḥ can arise because it begins with compassion and seeks to

reach that love. This shows that Islam is concerned about the importance

of love by providing several levels that must be achieved in order to be

able to achieve it. Another point, this thesis focus on the verses of

Mahabbah from Surah Thāhā(20):39 which explain about the story of

prophet Musa AS whom getting the specially Maḥabbaḥ. Thus, Surah

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Ᾱli-„Imrān (3):31 explained about a way being a God‟s lover and creating

Maḥabbaḥ greatly. The last point, this thesis finds that al-Sulami

interprate of the Mahabbah in his Haqāiq al-Tafsīr and gives several

levels that must be taken by someone to reach Maḥabbaḥ to Allah SWT.

Keywords: Maḥabbaḥ, State, al-Sulamī, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful

Alhamdulillahirabbil’ālamīn, all the praises and gratitude to Allah SWT.

The Lord of The Lord, The Lord of the universe, who always gives me

health, knowledge, strength, and patient in finishing my study, without His

mercy and blessing this study would not be completed. Pleace and

salutation be upon the prophet, Muhammad SAW, his family, his

companions and his adherents who had brought us to a much better world.

I would deeply thank to my beloved parents; Bapak Didin Rasyidin

and Mamah Elis Mardyatu Sa‟adah for never stop praying and supporting

me in both mentally and materially. Also, the biggest love in the world is

of course delivered to my one and only brother Rafa Raihan Rasyidin

who always look out of me and provide me with unfailing support. Also

for my beloved sister, Dr.Siti Ulfa who always take care of me and never

stop to say “when the thesis will finish?”. Absolutely, thank you. Thus,

this accomplishment would not have been possible without them. Thank

you.

Throughout the writing of this study, I have received tremendous

support and assistance, especially to my respectable advisor Moh.Anwar

Syarifuddin,MA whose expertise was invaluable in the formulating of the

research topic and methodology in particular. I would like to thank for the

time and the guideline during this research of paper.

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I also would like to express my gratitude to several people who

always give me a support and contribution during finishing of this

research:

1. Yusuf Rahman,Ph.D. as the Dean of Ushuluddin Faculty.

2. Dr.Eva Nugraha,MA. as the Head of Ushuluddin Faculty.

3. Fakhrizal,Lc,MIRKH. as the Secretary of Ushuluddin

Faculty

4. All lecturers in Ushuluddin Faculty who always provided

me, taught me with the tools I needed to choose the right

direction and to complete my study successfully.

5. All the librarian of Ushuluddin Faculty of State Islamic

University of Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.

6. Zaky Mumtaz Ali, as my humble supporter, he supported

and thaught me greatly especially in doing this research and

were always willing to help. Thanks for the time and fun

that we have had in almost 4th

months.

7. Azeem Shamshuddin, Zainal Abidin, Nabila Bulqois,

Sundari Aryanti,and Siti Nafisah, who always gave great

support in deliberating over our problems and findings,

accompany me whatever and whenever during the research.

8. Himayah as-Sa‟diyyah, who always completed me for the

sleepless nights we were talking together before deadlines

and as well as providing happy distraction to rest my mind

outside my research.

9. Fellow MAZAYA as my entire of life safer and all my

fellows in Darussunah International Institute For Hadith

Sciences.

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10. Bilingual Class as my beloved classmates. They always

gave me happiness in everything. Thanks for all fun,

laughs, and jokes that we have had in 4th

years.

11. Other beloved friends that cannot be mentioned one by one

in this paper. This thesis would not be completed without

all of them.

Finally, I hope this research can be useful for the people who

analyze it. Suggestions and critics are always come and welcome to

improve this thesis. Alhamdulillāh

Ciputat, Desember 2nd

2019

Rifa Tsamrotul Sya‟adah

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ARAB-LATIN TRANSLITERATION GUIDELINES

Joint Decree of the Minister of Religion and Minister of Education and

Culture

Number: 158 of 1987 - Number: 0543 b / u / 1987

Arabic Latin ض ḍ

ṭ ط Not symbolized ا

ẓ ظ B ب

„ ع T ت

G غ ṡ ث

F ف J ج

Q ق ḥ ح

K ك Kh خ

L ل D د

M م Ż ذ

N ن R ر

W و Z ز

H ه S س

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Long Vowels Short Vowels

' ء Sy ش

Y ي ṣ ص

Arabic Latin

Ā ا

Ī اي

Ū او

Arabic Latin

A ـ

I ـ

U ـ

Arabic Sign Latin Sign

و ـ Aw

ي ـ Ay

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER PAGE ....................................................................

TITLE PAGE .......................................................................

STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY .................................... i

LEGALIZATION ................................................................ ii

APPROVAL BY EXAMINER ........................................... iii

ABSTRACT ........................................................................ iv

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ..................................................... vi

ARAB-LATIN TRANSLITERATION GUIDELINES ...... ix

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................... xi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................... 1

A. Background of Study ............................................................ 1

B. Identification, Formulation, and Limitation of Problem .... 10

C. Objective and Benefit of Study .......................................... 11

D. Literature Reviews ............................................................. 12

E. The Methodology .............................................................. 22

CHAPTER II A BRIEF BIOGHRAPY OF AL-SULAMῙ AND HIS

MYSTICAL INTERPRETATION ............................................. 24

A. Getting Know al-Sulami‟s Background and His Works ....... 24

B. His Famous Tafsir:Haqāiq al-Tafsīr ..................................... 30

C. Scholarly Criticism on Haqāiq al-Tafsīr ............................... 32

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D. The Interpretation of al-Sulami: Haqāiq al-Tafsīr ................ 38

E. Analyzing the History of Haqāiq al-Tafsīr Controversion .... 41

F. His Works .............................................................................. 45

CHAPTER III THE SYNONIMOUS OF VERSES AL-QURᾹN THROUGH

MAῌABBAῌ ................................................................................. 50

A. Analyzing the Term of Maḥabbaḥ .................................... 50

B. The Expression of Yearning God (Syawq) ......................... 59

C. The Expression of Divine Love (Maḥabbaḥ) ..................... 64

D. The Development of Mystical Notion ............................... 74

1. Love of Sufi Literature in the Early Periode .................. 74

2. Love of Sufi Literature in the Middle Periode ............... 84

CHAPTER IV SULAMI’S INTERPRETATION OF THE DIVINE LOVE

IN HIS HAQᾹIQ AL-TAFSῙR ..................................................... 95

A. Analyzing the Divine Love in Haqāiq al-Tafsīr ................... 95

1. The Verse Maḥabbaḥ QS.‟Ᾱli-„Imrān (3):31 ..................... 96

2. The Verse Maḥabbaḥ QS.Thāhā(20):39 ............................ 99

B. The Comparative Analyses of Mahabbah Among Sufis ..... 103

C. The Levels of Intimate Relation on al-Sulami ..................... 111

1. Maḥabbaḥ -‘Isyq .................................................................. 112

2. Syawq (Yearning) ................................................................. 113

CHAPTER V CLOSING ........................................................... 115

A. Conclusion ........................................................................ 115

B. Suggestion ........................................................................ 116

BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................... 117

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CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of Study

Discussion on love instigates multi-interpretative discussions as the

word “love” leads to various meanings. Such might have led to an

understanding of the envisioning intimate relation that differs from that of

the early Sufi tradition. Love has been part of the integral components of

Sufism from the second century until today. One of the Muslim scholars

who is consistent interpreting the concept of love within Sufism are „Abd

al-Karīm al-Qusyairī (d.465 H/1072 M) who composed an amazing book

titled Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah, Also Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d.505 H) who

composed an interesting book al-Maḥabbaḥ wa al-Shawq wa al-Uns wa

al-Riḍā.

Besides, some Western scholars also put their attention and

contributions on discussing this intimate concept of relation in Sufism are

Louis Massignon, Helmut Ritter, Annemarie Schimmel,1 and so many

others whom I could not mention them here perfectly. After all, the

concept of Maḥabbaḥ or love is a loving trend within the Sufi thought, by

which all aspects contribute to create and aspire spiritual thinking as it was

presented in an imaginative language fired by the love itself.2

Nonetheless, many texts in Sufism reveal many debate about the

nature of divine love. Some often lay in between lines as well as

1Annimarie Schimmel,Mystical Dimension of Islam (Chapel Hill: The

University of North Carolina Press,1975),211. 2Joseph E.B.Lumbard, From Hubb to „Ishq: The Development of Love in Early

Sufism (Brandeis University: Journal of Islamic Studies),18,346.

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underneath the immediate text. Love is known in Arabic with the term

Maḥabbaḥ. I tried to review first in terms of language to see the substance

it describes. In the big Indonesian dictionary, love has five meanings

including:1) Love very much, true love, 2) Love very much, to be enticed

(between men and women),3) Desire; Hoping, 4) Missing, 5) Hardhearted.

The meanings that have been described above illustrate that love can be

described as the feeling of the heart of who is experiencing love, then the

lover of the object of love is very fond of and true love. Likewise, it is

very rare for a lover to have an experience hardship due to his longing for

the response he loved or loved to the lover.

However, all of the meaning has not been able to describe of the

nature of love. Looking from the Arabic dictionaries , love is described

among others with the word ḥubb in its various forms. The word ḥubb, the

word ḥababa which means white teeth that glow and regularly. Here many

view that there is harmony between the two words, namely in a

relationship implies a clean, holy and beautiful relationship. From the

same root ḥubb, then the word ḥubab al-mā‟, which is the most part of

water that is held in one container. According to the adherents of this

opinion, it implies that love is something that is contained by a lover's

heart container.3

So, from the same root is the word Habāb means bubbles of

water,which form can be seen when the water boils or when poured water

over water. According to Arabic writers, this implies that love makes the

heart of the lover always warm, longing, surging, and boiling as if dances

to welcome with the presence of a loved one even if it is only an illusion.

3 Quraish Shihab,Jawabannya adalah Cinta (Lentera Hati,Ciputat 2019)1,18.

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Almost all Arabic experts introduce more than sixty Arabic vocabularies

used for the word love with various levels and contents.4

The Quran mentions ḥubb and its derivation Eighty three (83) times.

The word ḥubb is contradicted to the antonims, hate, bughd-baghdā‟ that

is mentioned only 5 times. The synonim of the word bughḍ is sukhṭ,

which is mentioned 4 times. The words ḥubb and al-Maḥabbaḥ are close

to ḥabbaḥ which means seed or core. ḥubb is also called ḥabbat al-qalb,

because they have similarity in their activities.5 If there is someone who

says "I love someone", it means "I find the core of my heart in someone",

which is the same "I make the heart as the goal and purpose of his love".

Qurān explained the feeling of love between man and woman, which is

called the term Mawaddaḥ, a love with the term ( QS. Al-Rūm 30:21).

نكم مودة و نػ لتسك ازواجا انػفسكم من لكم خلق اف ﴿ومن ايتو ا اليػها وجعل بػيػ اف ف ذلك ليت لقوـ يػتػفكروف ﴾ ورحة

Meaning :“And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves

mates that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you

affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give

thought.”

The term syaghāfa in QS. Yūsuf (12):30 is adjacent to the word of

ḥubb. This term shows that love has a very broad and deep dimension,

which has differences in characteristics and it will have implications for

various kinds of behavior.6

انا حبا شغفها قد وقاؿ نسوة ف المديػنة امرات العزيز تػراود فػتىها عن نػفسو ۞﴿ ﴾ مبن ضلل ف لنػرىها

4 Ahmad Warson Munawwir, Al-Munawwir Dictionary,433. 5 Shaliba Jalim, Al-Mu‟jam al-Falsafi (Mesir: Dar al-Kairo, 1978),439.

6 Adem Ozbay, Aksperest Hamba Cinta (Jakarta Selatan: Zahira Press ,2015),49.

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Meaning: “And women in some city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is

seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed,

we see her [to be] in clear error.”

Besides being in the Quran, al-Hadith narrated by Abū Hurairah (d.678

H):

صلى ا عليو وسلم : أنو قاؿ : إذا أحب ا العبد قاؿ عن رسوؿ ا ة عن أب ىريػر لبيل : يا جبيل قد أحببت فلنا فأحبو، فػيحبو جبيل مث يػنادي ف أىل السماء : إف

حبة ف الرض وإذا ا عز وجل قد أحب فلنا فأ حبوه ، فػيحبو أىل السماء مث يضع لو ادل

.7 أبػغض العبد ، قاؿ ملك : ل أحسبو إل قاؿ ف البػغض مثل ذلك

Meaning :”If God has loved His servant, Allah says to Jibril AS,„ O Jibril,

in fact I love someone , so love him. Surely Allah has loved someone, so

love him! 'So the inhabitants of the sky loved him. Then God gave him

obedience on earth. And if God hates a servant, then an Angel said, „I

don't consider it unless I hate it like the hatred of God to him.”

Seyyed Omid Safi said in his observation, “The path of love may

be described as a loosely affiliated group of Sufi mystics and poets who

throughout the centuries have propagated a highly nuanced teaching

focused on passionate love („Ishq) Those definitions of love differs from

that of the early Sufi tradition. The arabic word „Ishq is translated as

“passionate love” or “excessive love”. In another context, „Ishq has a

simillar meaning with the love (ḥubb). „Ishq came to be a central theme

for the most important figures of the Persian Sufi tradition, such as Farīd

al-Dīn „Attār (d.617/1220) and Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmi (d.627/1273). Such

words comes from the dominaties Persian Sufi literature as also found in

7 Abu Ishaq an-Naisaburi, Al-Kasyfu wa al-Bayān, Cet. VI (Bairut: Darul Ihya‟

Turats al-„Arabi, 2002),233.

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Turkish and Iranian Sufis which are used this word as example Lā Ilāha

Illa „al-„Ishq its mean no god but love.8

The one and only important thing in this thesis is to analyze the

mystical interpretation of Divine love (Maḥabbaḥ). So, in this context, I

do not explain more about the semiotic here, because it could be so wide,

as it will be unfocused for the scope of my thesis. Furthermore, before I

analyze the concept of Maḥabbaḥ according to al-Sulamī, it is better to

give more arguments from any Muslim Sufis as well as Western or

Eastern scholars. For the specific concept of love regarding to al-Sulamī

will be explained in the last chapter.

Begin from al-Jāhizh in his book, Al-Nisā (womens), he gave a

definition of love as feeling that is supported by reason. Then, Ibn Hazm

(994-1064 AD) in his book, Thauq al-Hamāmah fi al-Ulfah wa Allāf, he

wrote in his book, "Love is initially a play and in the end is sincerity. It

cannot be described but must be experienced in order to be known.

Religion does not reject it and the Shari'a does not forbid it, because the

heart is in the hands of God, who turns it over. Ibn Hazm described his

feelings when his heart was filled with romance, he said:

وعين أخبؾ إن ما رويت قط من ماء الوصاؿ ول زادن إل ظمئا

Meaning "I tell you about myself that I was never satisfied from the water

connection, while it did not add anything to me except thirst.”9

Then, Ibn Sīnā (980-1037 M) rated love as a disease. In his

book, al-Qanūn fi al-Thib, the philosopher as well as doctor describe the

symptoms which include, "The lover's heart is always in turbulent, it is

not always stable, sometimes it is happy and on the other hand it is

8 Joseph EB.Lumbard, From Hubb to Ishq:The Development of Love in Early

Sufism,18,347. 9 Ali Ibn Hazm al-Andalsi, Thuq al-Hamāmah Fi al-Ulfah wa al-Ullāf ,20.

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difficult, even sometimes it laughs and another time it cries. "I think that

Ibn Sina's description here is shown to the love in some couple. Ibn Sina's

opinion was also followed by Ibn Hazm (d.456 H-1064 M) who

acknowledged that "Love is a disease but it contains a cure as long as it is

in accordance with the rules of interaction with it. Love is a coveted but

unwanted illness. Similarly, lovers do not want to sober up from the one

they love. In fact, love beautifies what was bad in the eyes of lovers and

makes it easier for what was hard for him.”10

Thus,some of the definitions above, everything still cannot represent

the meaning of the true nature of love. In the book Risālah al-

Qusyairiyyah, written by al-Qusyairī(d.1074 M)11

collected several

opinions of scholars regarding love, both to God and to fellow human

beings. In the worldview of Sufism, Maḥabbaḥ is part of things or ahwal.

It can be interpreted as a condition that arises in the human heart without

intentionality, compassion, such as anxiety, sadness, and others. This is

certainly a very different degree of love given to God and to fellow

humans.

Abū Yazīd al-Bisthami (804-874 M)12

said that love is Istiqlāl al-

Katsīr min Nafsika wa Istiktsār al-Qalīl min Habībika which means to

10

Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta (Lentera Hati,Ciputat 2019)1,18. 11

He was born in Ustua (Astawa), Naisabur, Khurasan area, Iran in the month of

Rabi`ul Awwal 376 H./986 He died at Naisabur in 16 Rabi`ul Akhir 465 H or around

1074 M. He lived around 90 years , and spent part of his life in Nisabur. His name was

Abdul Karim bin Hawazin bin Abdul Malik bin Thohah bin Muhammad al-Qusyairi.

Bermadzhab Syafi`i in his jurisprudence and Asy`ari in the science of kalam (Aqidah).

He calls Abul Qasim, while the title is quite a lot, among others, which we can mention:

an-Naisaburi. It is connected with Naisabur or Syabur, a city in Khurasan, one of the

largest capitals of the Islamic State in the Middle Ages besides Balkh, Harrat and Marw.

The city where Umar Khayyam and poet Sufi Fariduddin „Atthaar were born. And this

city has experienced destruction due to war and disaster. While in this city the life of

Maha Guru al-Shaykh al-Qusyairi until the end of his life. 12

He is a Sufi from Persian on third century. He was born in 804 M / 188H.

His first name was Tayfur, while Abu Yazid Tayfur ibn „Ῑsa ibn Surusyan al-Busthāmī

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assume a little something that comes from you and considers a lot of

things that come from your lover. This proves that love is giving, giving

everything that we have to the idol of the heart. Spending to others ,our

giving is sufficient, then we will give it more than just enough. And vice

versa, even the slightest gift he considers to be something valuable and

considers it to be a lot.13

Junaid al-Baghdādi (297 H)14

said that love is Dukhūl al-Sifat al-

Mahbūb „ala al-Badli min Sifat al-Mahbūb,which means the inclusion of

the characteristics of the beloved in conversion of the qualities of

beloved. Here it appears that the person who is in love according to him is

when his qualities have merged with the nature of his love. al-Syibilī15

says

Summiyat al-Maḥabbatu Maḥabbatan, liannahā tamhū min al-qalbī mā

siwā al-mahbūb, which means love is called love because it can erase

something from his heart other than the person he loves. Then it connects

by Abū „Alī al-Rudbarī said that al-Maḥabbatu al-Muwāfaqatu means

love is conformity (chemistry). Here he proves that love is a tendency of

was complete. In Sufism literature, his name is often written with Bayāzīd Bastāmī .

After being blessed with a son named Yazid, he became better known as Abu Yazid

(meaning: Yazid's father). Al-Busthami itself is a ratio (intended) to the birth area of

Bistami, Qumis, in the southeast region of the Caspian Sea, Iran. 13

Abu al-Qasîm al-Qusyairī Al-Naisabūrī, Risālah Qusyairiyah: Sumber Kajian

Ilmu Tasawuf (Jakarta: Pustaka Amani, 1998), 477-478. 14

Al-Junaid ibn Muhammad bin al-Junaid Abu Qāsim al-Qawārīrī al-Khazzāz

al-Nahawandi,, or better known as Al-Junaid al-Baghdādî, born in Nihawand, Persia, but

his family settled in Baghdad, where he studied Islamic law from the Shafi'i school, and

eventually became chief qadi in Baghdad. He studied jurisprudence to Abu Tsur al-Kalbī

who was a direct student of Imam Ash-Shafi'i. 15

His real name was Abu Bakr ibn Dulaf ibn Juhdar Ash-Syibl . The name Al-

Syiblī was attributed to him because he was raised in the city of Syibli in the region of

Khurasan, Persia. He was born on 247 AH in Baghdad or Samarra from a fairly

respectable family. Received education in a religiously devout and wealthy environment,

he developed into an intelligent person.

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the heart that only remembers the person he loves, and he is chemistry or

the compatibility between two people who love each other.16

One of the middle age Muslim scholars, Abu Hamīd al-Ghazālī

(d.1111 H) argue a different opinion from the previous figures. According

to him, love is the core of knowledge. Then, knowledge of God will give

birth to love. Because, love will not exist without knowledge and

understanding between each other, and he cannot fall in love with

someone he does not know. Likewise there is nothing worthy of being

loved other than Allah. Similarly, Jalāluddin Rūmi said (d.1273 H) that

love is measured by how strong it is to change, and it in a better direction.

In his book it is also said "surely, love can change something bitter to

sweet, dust turns to gold, cloudy becomes clear, the sick will quickly heal,

prison turns into a lake, pain feels more enjoyable, and anger will turn into

blessing”.17

According to Abū Bakr al-Shiblī (d.334/945) talked about Maḥabbaḥ

as a fire in the heart, which is the people consumed all of the willness for

the beloved. Love will erases the feeling into other than God from the

deep of the heart. So, when included into the mystical interpretation, love

is an intense to desire centring one of spiritual from aspiration (Himma) on

God alone and reject off from all that is other than the divine love.18

Some Qur'anic scholars also talk about the meanings.The Quran's

vocabulary expert, al-Raghīb al-Asfahāni (d.1108 H), he described that

16

Margareth Smith, Rabi‟ah: Pergulatan Spiritual Perempuan (Surabaya:

Risalah Gusti, 2001),107. 17

Abdul fatah Muhammad Sayyid Ahmad, Tasawuf antara al-Ghazali dan Ibnu

Taimiyah (Jakarta Selatan: khalifa, 2005),141. 18

Richard Gramlich, Alte Volbider des Sufitums (Wiesbaden: Harrawoeitz

Verlag 1995)5,165.

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"Love is an attitude that invites a willingness to put one's loved ones first."

Specifically, love is a willingness to do that is considered good but not

merely will. This is continued by comments from al-Qurthūbi (d.1273 H)

he explained that love is "The human tendency to perfect what he feels is

lacking so that his success in consummation will make him happy.”19

Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī (d.421 H/ 1021 M), one of the Sunni-

Asy'ari Muslim Sufi figures, stated that Hubb or love had two letters

including ha and ba. The letter ha ‟is the last letter of the word al-Rūh,

while ba‟ is the beginning of the letter from the word al-Badn. People who

are in love deserve to have spirit but in essence they do not have a body,

and vice versa he has a body but there do not belong to any no soul.

Actually everything or behavior is needed by an expression. Therefore,

Allah created angels to make them deserving and respectful, creating jinn

as strong beings, creating Satan to be the impostor, and Allah creating

pious people with a sense of love. People who are in love will always be

surrounded by light. Fear is fire, and love is light,and it will not last

forever without fire. It is clear that fear and love go hand in hand, because

there will never be a fire that is not accompanied by light.20

Then, according to Quraish Shihāb, one of the reasons for the

diversity of opinions in the sense of love is because the objects varies.

There are love for God, love for humans, even love for the motherland,

animals, and even lifeless things. Each love has substance and indicators

that can differ from one another. According to him, all definitions of love

given by scholars can be true but the truth for the framers. All can be true

but not as a whole. This is because love is a work of the soul or spirit,

19 Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta,20. 20

Muhammad Ibn Husain Ibn Musa al-Azdi al-Sulami,ῌaqaiq al-Tafsir(Bairut:

Dār al-Kutub al-„Ilmiyah: 2000),96.

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whereas we as humans are not given knowledge about the spirit except a

little explanation.21

لونك عن الروح اوتيتم من العلم ال قليل قل الروح من امر رب وما ويسػ Meaning : And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about the soul. Say, "The

soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind have not been given of

knowledge except a little."

From the whole definition above, I can conclude that al-Maḥabbah

means loving God as it also means obedience to him and hates the attitude

that opposes him, to empty heart from everything, except God, and

surrenders all to Him. The description shows that there are different

opinions among scholars regarding the interpretation of al-Maḥabbah or

love. An opinion conveyed by al-Sulami above has attracted my interest

to know more about the meaning of al-Maḥabbah in the view of a Sufi

interpreter of the Qur‟an and to analyze the concept of divine love among

mystical commentators of the Qur‟an. As we know, Sufis have their own

interpretations of what is Maḥabbah as part of spiritual conditions

(ahwal) as they get when they get closer (taqarrub) to Allah. So, the title

of this research is "The Mystical Interpretation of Divine Love from

the Perspective of al-Sulami’s Haqāiq al-Tafsīr”.

B. Identification, Formulation, and Limitation Problem

There are such several aspects that can be underlined as problem in

the discussion of the divine love. Firstly, such comentators argues that

Maḥabbaḥ attend for several things especially for God.Therefore, Love

instigates multi interpretative discussion as the word love leads to various

meanings.

21 Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta,p.20-21.

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Secondly, Love has been part of integral components of Sufism from 2nd

century until today. Few of scholars who‟s consistent interpreting the

concept of love within Sufism are al-Qusyairī and al-Ghazālī.

Thirdly,I would like to analyze one of Sufis interpretator, namely Abū

„Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī with his own book Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. Then, Al-

Sulamī made a concept of Maḥabbaḥ and included it into the part of states

Makrifah. So, it will be continue is love being a Maqām or Hāl?

Last, Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī interprets the verses of

Mahabbah in Surah „Alī „Imrān ( 3:31) and Thāha (20:39). Both of verses

analyses of getting Maḥabbaḥ for humans and especially for God.

From the problems above, I focuse on the formulation of the problem as follows:

How the implementation of al-Mahabbah according to Abū „Abd

al-Rahmān al-Sulamī in Surah Ᾱli-„Imrān 3:31 and Thāhā 20:39?

C. Objectives and Benefit Study

1. Research Objectives

The general objective of this study is to try to explain the meaning of

Maḥabbaḥ in the Quran. to contribute to the more specific discussion on

the mystical concepts of Divine love from the perspective of Quranic

studies, especially by prompting to question on the meanings of Qur‟anic

verses dealing with the term Maḥabbaḥ as it also reveals either symbolic

meanings or significances. by appointing one of the Sufi figures who

contributed to the study of interpretation, al-Sulami, I was interested in

examining the interpretation he gave in his best work, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. in

this study I will analyze two Surah, al-„Imrān 3:31 and Thāhā 20:39.

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2. Research Benefits

Academically, this study is useful to supplement the results of

previous studies, namely a number of theses and articles that merely

explore the Sufi al-Sulami figure as well as his contribution in writing the

book Haqāiq al-Tafsīr amongst a number of writings that only discuss the

matter in a quite global explanation. In fact, there are some people accused

Sulami‟s being a Shia. In this study, the author wants to prove that al-

Sulami is a prolific Sufi commentator who belonged to the Sunni tradition,

as he also presented Sunni theological principles.

So, I will specialize this field in interpreting the Maḥabbaḥ verses in

the book Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. The step that the researcher will do is to gather

information relating to this research, both in terms of interpretation and

specific information about al-Sulami and his works. And then I will

examine several verses related to the al-maḥabbah by looking for verses in

it which contained sentences related to the spiritual station maqam or

spiritual state (ῌal). This explanation to say that spiritual state (ῌal)

which is slightly different from the spiritual station (Maqām). Practically

this research can be used as input for 1) Educational Institutions,

Universities, Islamic Boarding Schools, and so on. 2) Made as a reference.

3) Provide a broad understanding of Maḥabbaḥ.

D. Literature Review

Analyzing the word Maḥabbaḥ and its derivation in the Quran, I

am increasingly active in the investigation of the meaning of existing

interpretations. In some literature, the word mahabbah has indeed become

one of the steps taken if you want to pass through the Ma‟rifah of Allah.

Likewise with the division of the Maḥabbaḥ which is divided into two

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parts, namely the Mahabbah to Allah also to humans. In this research, I

will discuss about the Maḥabbaḥ addressed to God. To find out and

analyze it further, this becomes a focus of study that needs extensive

explanation.

In this thesis, I will present Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī. The

interpretation namely Haqāiq al-Tafsīr written by him in two volumes.

The author is very interested in his interpretation, because besides his

background as a hadith expert, of course he is consistent in Sufism studies

which he then poured his thoughts into Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. The interesting

thing is that there are many misconceptions about love or Maḥabbaḥ to

Allah which are always done by Sufis. To solve this problem, I use the

perspective of al-Sulami in Haqāiq al-Tafsīr with the reason because I

want to prove that al-Sulami has a lot to contribute in the field of Sufism

and he also interprets several verses relating to Sufism one of which is the

Maqām Maḥabbaḥ.

After seeing some literature that discusses love in the study of

interpretation, I have not found research on the interpretation of the verses

of Maḥabbaḥ in al-Sulami thinking. the thought he bet on in his book

Haqāiq al-Tafsīr is very interesting and explains the verse in a concise

manner capable of being understood by readers. in my opinion, the

interpretation of al-Mahabbah must have a different face and have a

different interpreter than before, like Rabī‟ah al-„Adawiyyah, Jalāluddīn

Rūmī, Imām al-Ghazāli, and others.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziyyah, he concluded on his book Raudhat

al-Muhibbin wa Nuzhat al-Musytāqin, such levels of love within Sufis

scholars and how they implemate these levels. Exactly, he analyses that

Sufis scholars would not achieved a high level without knowing all the

practice and the philosophical of love within Sufis scholars. Furthermore,

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he concludes about the history of lovers and yearners among the Sufism

scholars.

Then, al-Qusyairī, he concluded on his book Risālah al-

Qusyairiyyah and saying more about the definitions, examples, and all

Sufis scholars sayings about the mystic of Sufism. he took many

references from his teacher, such as al-Hallāj, also al-Sulamī as al-

Qusyairī‟s teacher shows his explanation about levels of Sufism Al-

Qusyairī took many al-Sulami‟s saying about Sufism studies. al-Qusyairī

made some clacification of Maqām and Hāl by giving same definition

with all his teacher among Sufism.

Ṣaqīq al-Balkhī, the earliest extended discussion of love in Sufis

literatute he concluded some station for reaching Mahabbah as he was

included in his book, Adab al-„Ibādat. According to al-Balkhī, he lists it

into four way stations (Manāzil) which he presents in ascending order:

firstly, Zuhd (asceticicsm), secondly, Khawf (fear), thirdly Shawq (desire)

and the last Mahabba (love). In order to know a further explaining of

Mahabbah station, I focus to his reason on Mahabbah‟s station. He stated

that the highest and noblest way of station is love. For those who has a

strengthened heart to God and purified for surrendering his love.

Ahmad Mustafa, he concluded some concept of Mahabbah

globally. He analyses this concept by coompliting with any terms.

Exactly, Mustafa was limited this term only wsuch asI did not find the

thesis talked about al-Sulami's interpretation of Maḥabbah. The author

only found several dissussion on Mahabbah by other Sufi figures besides

al-Sulami. But it does not rule out the possibility to compare and probe the

word Maḥabbaḥ in the Quran. A Thesis written by Ahmad Mustafa

entitled “Konsep Mahabbah dalam Al-Quran: Konsep Tafsīr Maudlūi “.

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This writing limits its discussion only on the term al-Maḥabbah

referring to in the Quran and how the Quran was interpreted in order to be

able to distinguish the urgency of Maḥabbaḥ to Allah, in additions to

generally intimate affection to human beings, by knowing the love of

servants to Allah based on the verses of the Qur'an. Such might have been

similar in subject matter with the writer‟s research, as all discuss verses

dealing with Maḥabbaḥ thematically here, but Mustafa focuses on the

thematic method of interpretation, not discussing the concept of

Maḥabbaḥ in term of a mystical notion in his writing.22

Then, many reference that I had taken from several theses

analyzing the term Maḥabbaḥ from different perspectives: Sufism and

literary criticism. From the perspective generally Islamic ethics, there was

a work written by Clara Wulan Nevi Sagiati titled “Membangun Keluarga

Sakinah dengan Konsep Al-Mahabbah dalam Perspektif Ibn Qayyim al-

Jauziyah",she examines practical precepts that must be done by family in

order to achieve Sakīnah, Mawaddah, and Rahmah from Ibn al-Qayyim

al-Jauziyah‟s perspective. The work does not only discuss ethical

concepts, but he combines the thoughts of Ibn Qayyim Jauziyyah in

fostering a family. From this work, the writer gets an access to many

benefits from Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyah‟s perspective because of its relation

with Islamic ethical precepts in general, even though al-Sulami as a Sufi

might have differently conceived al-Mahabbah from Ibn al-Qayyim‟s

perspective.23

22

Ahmad Mustafa,Konsep al-Mahabbah dalam al-Quran: Studi Penafisran

Maudlui( Skripsi S-1 Fakultas Ushuluddin UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta,2014) 11. 23

Sagiati Clara E Wulan,, Building a Sakinah Family with the Al-Mahabbah

Concept in Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyah's Perspective(Skripsi S-1 Fakultas Ushuluddin Uin

Sunan Kalijaga, 2012)10.

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There is also an undergraduated thesis titled "Konsep Al-Mahabbah

Jalāluddin Rūmi dan Implementasinya dalam Bimbingan Konseling

Islam" written by Syamsyul Ma'arif who studied the figure of Jalāluddīn

Rumi as one of the monumental figures in the field of Sufism. Ma‟arif

explained the difference between Maḥabbaḥ possessed by humans when

he met God and fellow humans. There are different vibrational dimensions

when in both positions. This thesis had a same object of the verse

Maḥabbaḥ in Quran, but in the different author. So, a thesis delivered by

Muhammad Syafiq, by the title "Konsep Al-Mahabbah dalam Tafsir al-

Jilani.”.

He examines the manaqib of Syaikh „Abdul Qādir al-Jīlāni and talk

about the concept that must be carried out by a servant in order to keep his

Maḥabbah. This undergraduate thesis uses the global method of

interpretation, so that it expresses a very global explanation in this work.

The author of the book found a concept of using concept in their thesis.

Those thesis combine between Maḥabbaḥ based on Jalāluddin Rūmi and

Abd al-Qadir al-Jailani, who had the same role in explaining both of them.

However, Maarif focuses his analysis as an implementation of the concept

in the field of Islamic counseling guidance.24

Thesis “Konsep Mahabbah dalam Pandangan Ibn Athaillah”

Written by one of the UIN Surabaya students, Hannan. He investigated

some of the concepts of Maḥabbaḥ in the Quran and then based his

interpretation on the perspective on Ibn Athāillah25

and I want to make

24

Syamsyul Maarif, Konsep al-Mahabbah Jalaluddin Rumi dan

Implementasinya dalam Hukum Konseling Islam(Skripsi S-1 Fakultas Ushuluddin

Universitas Islam Maulana Malik Ibrahim, 2013),5. 25 His full name is Shaykh Ahmad bin Muhammad ibn „Atha'illah as-Sakandari.

He was born in Alexandria (Egypt) in 648 H / 1250 AD, and died in Cairo in 709 H /

1309 AD. The nickname of al-Iskandari or as-Sakandari from his own city. Ibn Atha

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some differences from this undergraduate thesis to make briefly. And then,

the thesis submitted by Hannan, I found a similarity in this thesis paper. I

and the author should explaining about the derivative words of the

Maḥabbaḥ in Qurān.26

From the literature context, some thesis was written by Riasnita

Mardiyah by the title "Al-Mahabbah Lijibran Kahlil Jibran Dirasah

Tahliliyah li al-Syarh al-Manṡūr" examines about Maḥabbaḥ in the

perspective of Khalil Gibran. Mardiyah thesis is almost the same as the

previous one. Some differences are from manhaj which is the author made

with Tahlīlī and I do this manhaj with Ijmāli. Althought has a different

term or context, Kahlil Gibran‟s concept helps me to know more about a

definition of love from the literature perspective and how I compare it

with my present paper that talking about al-Sulami‟s concept in mystical

interpretation (case of Maḥabbaḥ).

Then, the thesis written by Mardiyah has similarities content

with me. in the method used in the present research namely the tahlili

method. The benefits that can be taken from this thesis benefit the writer

by knowing the correct method of analysis.27

Thesis written by Hilman Mulyana by the title “Kematian

Perspektif Kitab Haqāiq al-Tafsīr”, he was graduated from Syarif

Hidayatullah Islamic State University. I found a similar object here that he

'family is a family that is educated in a religious environment, the grandfather of the

nasabalah line who is entitled to fiqh scholars in his time. Tajuddin take his several time

by studied at a high level in Alexandria such as al-Fakih Nasiruddin al-Mimbar al-

Judzami.The City of Alexandria in Ibn Atha ' generation was indeed one of the cities of

knowledge on the Egyptian peninsula, because Alexandria was more numerous by

scholars in the fields of Jurisprudence, Hadith, Proposals, and Arabic science. Exactly,

there were also many visitors of Sufism and Auliya' Salihin. 26

Hannan, Konsep al-Mahabbah Ibn Athaillah(Skripsi S-1 Fakultas

Ushuludin,Universitas Islam Sunan Ampel Surabaya,2011),15. 27

Mardiyah,Riasnita, Al-Mahabbah Lijibran Kahlil Jibran Dirasah Tahliliyah

Lisyrihi al-Manthur(Skripsi s-1 Fakultas Ushuludiin UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

2012),10.

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use Haqaiq al-Tafsir as research source. However, Hilman shows the

bioghrapy of al-Sulami and he paracticely using a similar method with my

research. Although many similarity there, I found many wrongs

information whereas he include there. Such as lists of al-Sulami‟s

traveling and his madzhab which he not explain completely. However , his

thesis help me to knowing more about Haqaiq al-Tafsir an d his method of

interpretation.

Another thesis that I was found written by Wen Chin Ouyang,

graduated from School of Oriental and African Studies at London. The

thesis analyze about “Pergantian Episode Romantis: Cinta Dalam Narasi

Umar al-Nu'man”. This thesis beginning of the end of the Umar al-

Nu‟man Kingdom. This research found the beginnings of his romance and

then talking about love according to modern scholars. Although less

derivation and explanation there, but usefully for knowing a modern

scholars who excited in al-Mahabbah discussion and its interpretation.

Beside that, my thesis analyze the relation of the word al-Hubb and al-

„Isyq.28

Some Journal of Islamic Studies written by Joseph E.B.Lumbard

by the title “From Hubb to Ishq: The Development of Love in Sufism”. I

appreciate this journal wonderfully because all the explanation of history,

Sufi‟s scholars, and all the interpretation of Mahabbah written here and

analyze so clearly. Furthermore, this paper has an unique writing and have

a derivatif conclusion with my thesis. The word of Hubb and Isyq are in

the same explanation on my thesis was there in theme 3. Thus, the

variousity of divine love could tell us among early Sufism.29

28

Wen Chin Ouyang, The Epical Turn of Romance: Love in The Narrative of

Umar al-Nu‟man( London: Journal Oriental and African Studies 2003),2. 29

Joseph EB Lumbard, “From Hubb to Ishq: The Development of Love in Early

Sufism”(Brandeis University: Journal of Islamic Studies, v.18 n.3),375.

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Last, The article on "Measuring the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr: From its

Contentious Nature to the Formation of Sunnite Sufism" was written by

Anwar Syarifuddin. Actually, Anwar mentioned a lot of book, one of them

Haqaiq al-Tafsir and straightened the views of those who called al-Sulami

a Shia follower. In this article, Anwar explains and understands the

readers about al-Sulami who is a Sunni-Așy‟ari theologian. I was taken the

explanation of providing and accusing al-Sulami‟s theologian here and I

take a fiew explanation in this paper.

Beside that, I review and to know further about al-Sulami‟s

history in “The Book of Adāb al-Suhba: Oriental Notes and Studies

published by The Israel Oriental Society” written by M.J. Kister. Surely,

this book very helpful for me to find out the figure of al-Sulamī.30

E. Methodology

1. Type of research

The type of research in this study is library research, namely by

collecting library data both from books, social media, and other forms

of writing that are considered relevant and suited to the theme of

discussion, especially on the mystical interpretation of divine love

(Maḥabbaḥ) from the perspective of al-Sulami‟s Ḥaqaiq al-Tafsīr.

Therefore, this research belongs to the qualitative category. By using

descriptive analysis method, the collected data was compiled,

examined and presented in a logical structure. By such an approach, I

try to see how the relationship between the interpreter, the text and the

30 Muhammad Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring The Haqaiq al-Tafsir: From its

Contentious Nature to the Formation of Sunnite Sufism(Jurnal of Quran and Hadith

Sciences, Vol.2,No.2 2013),231.

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conceptuality of history and tradition is being faced, understood and

built openly by the interpreter.

2. Data Sources

The data sources used by the author are of two types, including:

a. Primary Data Source

The primary data source is the main source that is used as a

reference by the author on the study under study. This primary data source

is obtained in the Al-Sulami‟s Tafsir entitled Haqāiq al-Tafsīr.

b. Secondary Data Sources

Secondary data sources are the second or additional data sources.

The source of this data was obtained by the author through one of his

monumental works entitled Ṭabaqāt al-Ṣūfiyyah written by Abū‟ Abd al-

Rahmān al-Sulamī. In this bok, I found many spiritual state or spiritual

situation which is relate with my thesis. Among the additional sources of

reference taken were al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah by Imam al-Qusyairī

which was popular in a whole of the world. In addition, the I also quoted

one of his works entitled Ᾱdab al-Suhba, which became an additional

source in knowing al-Sulami's figure.

Then, I read a book was written by Ramadlan al-Buthy by the title “ al-

Hubb fi al-Qurān”, this book analyzed verses al-Hubb word in the Quran.

And literally, explaining many definitions of al-Mahabbah according to

Quranic Scholars. Then,“The Bioghrapical Tradition In Sufism : The

Tabaqat genre from al-Sulami to Jami, written by Jawid A.Mojaddedi”.

This book analyzed more about bioghrapy, and various Sufism scholars

who exists in Tasawuf (from century to century).

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So, I read a lot of books talking about Maḥabbaḥ written in

Indonesian language titles “Jawabannya adalah Cinta”, written by

Quraish Shihab. This book explained definitions of love from many

perspective such as Quranic interpretator, Sufism, Arabic literature, and

Philosophy. So, this book be a good reference and relate with my thesis.

Then, jornals which I had taken is “Measuring the Haqāiq al-

Tafsīr: From its Contentious Nature to the Formation of Sunnite Sufism”

written by Anwar Syarifuddin( Journal of Quran and Hadith, Vol.2,No.2,

2013) This journal so interested by explaining a whole of the content of

this book. Nevertheless, Anwar creates and rejects from other assumption

about accusing al-Sulami as Shi‟a. in this article also analyzed Scholarly

critique from Apology to Accusation of Heresy which I can to analyzed

more about his own work, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr.

Another journal that I was found is “Mystical Quranic Exegesis

and the Canonization Early Sufis in Sulami‟s Haqāiq al-Tafsīr” written by

Sara Abdel Latif ( The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in

Society, vol.23, iissue.4,2016). This journal talked about al-Sulami as

influential figures and talking the history of his contribution while in

Quranic exegesis or in Sufi literature. Then, I read extremely about “al-

Muqaddimah Fi al-Tasawwuf”, written by al-Sulami to explore more

about the principle of Tasawuf and i combine it with the book written by

Buya Hamka by the title “Tasawuf Modern”, both of them analyzed al-

Mahabbah verses and its interpretation. And it so related with my thesis as

long as I search. Furthermore, I read many articles in Islamic website.

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F. Analytical Methods

This research is characterized by literature, the object of this research

is the meaning of al-Mahabbah according to Al-Sulamī, a case study of

Al-Sulami's opinion in his commentary. The technique of writing this

thesis fully refers to the 2016 academic manual.

G. Organization of Study

The author uses the reverse pyramid logic to explain the chapter

from the systematic writing of this thesis. Namely, it starts from an

explanation in the form of a general picture and ends with a special

explanation. The systematic design of the writing of this study will be

described in 4 chapters, as listed below:

Chapter I, Introduction, contains: the reasons why this research is

important to study; Problems that become the focus of researchers to be

answered at conclusions; Objectives and Benefits of doing this research

both theoretically and practically, research methodology and systematic

design of thesis writing.

Chapter II, The Bioghrapy of al-Sulamī and its own book Haqāiq

al-Tafsīr. This chapter to analize the background of himself and its book

of interpretation.

Chapter III, Examining the verses of in the Quran. This chapter to

analize the variety interpretation of Maḥabbaḥ generally.

Chapter IV, Analizing of al-Sulami's interpretation of the verse al-

Maḥabbaḥ his influence and unique. In this chapter, will focuse to the

Sufism interpretation.

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Chapter V, Closing. This chapter contains conclusions and

suggestions. This conclusion will provide answers to the problems

proposed in chapter I and provide suggestions for readers.

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CHAPTER II

A BRIEF BIOGHRAPY OF AL-SULAMῙ AND HIS MYSTICAL

INTERPRETATION

A. Getting Know Sulami’s Background and His Works

His full name is Abū „Abd al-Rahmān Muhammad b.Husain

b.Muhammad b.Isa b.Khālid b.Zawiya b.Aid b.Qabīsa b.Siraq al-Azdi al-

Sulamī al-Naysābūrī was born on 10 Jumādī al-Ᾱkhir 325/927 H in

Nisaphur.1 Furthermore, he is known as al-Sulamī.Al-Sulami‟s name was

nisbat that refers to his mother, namely al-Sulaym. Then, al-Azd2 was

nisba to his father. Throughout his life, al-Sulami was raised and educated

by the care of his grandfather, Abu „Amr Ismāil b.Nujayd al-Sulamī

(365/976 AH). Abu Nujayd al-Sulamī is a fellow of Malāmatiya and has a

very influential role in al-Sulami's life, especially in teaching traditional

Islamic science („Ilm Zāhir). Not surprisingly, his intellectuals were able

to influence al-Sulamī to become the traditionalist by writing several quite

monumental works.3

1 The birth date and the day according to Abu Sa‟id Muhammad b.Ali al-

Khashshab as quoted in al-Dhahabi, Siyar A‟lam al-Nubalā, Ed.Shu‟ayb al-Arna‟ut

(Beirut: Mu‟assasa al-Risala, 9 edition, 1993) XVII, 247. 2 The ancestral root the clan of al-Azd is traced back to Azd Shanu‟a b. al-

Ghawth b.Nabat b.Malik b.Zayd b.Kahlan b.Saba‟ (al-Suyuti,Lubb al-Albāb fi Tahrir al-

Ansāb, eds.Muhammad Ahmad „Abd al-„Aziz and Ashraf Ahmad „Abd al-Aziz

(Beyrut:Dar al-Kutub al-„Ilmiyya,1991)1,50. 3 Among the renowned transmitters of hadith introduces by Ibn Nujayd himself

to his grandson were Abu al-Abbas al-Asamm (d.346),Ahmad b.Ali b.Hasnuyah al-

Muqri‟, Ahmad b.Muhammad b.Abdus (d.346), and Muhammad b.Ahmad b.Sa‟id al-

Razi. Safadi said that Muhammad b.Ya‟qub b.Yusuf b.Ma‟qal b.Sinan b.Abu al-Abbas

al-Umawi al-Baysaburi al-Asamm was a reliable transmitter of hadith. He had spent his

time forseventy six years being a traditionist as he died in 346/957. (al-Safadi, Das

Bioghraphiache Lexikon des Salahuddin al-Khalil ibn Aibak al-Safadi Kitab al-Wafi bi

al-Wafayat,Ed by H.Ritter, Ihsan AbbasS.Dedering,M.Y.Najm,A.Amara and J.Sublet,

Widad al-Qadi, Aiman Fu‟ad Saiyid,B.Jonkisch and M.Alhujairi(Wiesbaden:Franz

Steiner Verlag, 1962-1988)2,171.

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I take some argument from al-Subkī4 that he was identified as the

reformer or called it as Mujaddid among the traditionalist who were in

Nisaphur. It can proof and be seen from his academic trips into various

countries such as Marw, „Irāq, and Hijāz. Through these three countries he

met with Sufi scholars. Besides that, al-Sulamī studied hadith by quoting

and collecting thousands of traditions there by studying through various

respected teachers there around the 4/10 century.5

Here are some well-known al-Sulamī teachers in various fields

including Abū Zāhir Abdullāh b.Faris al-„Umrī al-Balkhī, Muhammad

b.al-Muhammil al-Masarakhsī, al-Hāfiz Abu Alī al-Husayn b.Muhammad

Naysāburi, Said b.Qāsim al-Baradai, Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Rumayh

al-Nasawī, Abu 'Abd Allah al-Saffār, Muhammad b.Ya‟qub al-Hāfizh,

Abū Ishāq al-Hirīī, Abū Hasan al-Karizī, Abu Bakr al-Sibgī, Abu Bakr al-

Walid al-Hisān, Yahyā Ibn Mansur al-Qādi, and Abu Bakr al-Qādī.6

Furthermore, a sufis has some spiritual things in his daily life. Al-

Sulami‟s spiritual masters exactly was come from al-Su‟lukī and al-

Nasrābadhi.7 Then, al-Sulami‟s attraction was came through from Ibn

4 Taj al-Din Abi Nasr Abd al-Wahhab Ibn Ali Ibn Abd al-Kafi al-Subki,

Tabaqāt al-Shafiiyya al-Kubra (Kairo: Dar al-Hadis) 4,144. 5 Among the teachers of hadith whom he met within his travel were Abu Zahir

Abd Allah b.Faris al-Umri al-Balkhi, Muhammad b.al-Muhammil al-Masarakhsi, al-

Hafiz Abu „Ali al-Husayn b.Muhammad al-Naysaburi, Said b.al-Qasim al-Barada‟I,

Ahmad b.Muhamad b.Rumayh al-Nasawi, Abu „Abd Allah al-Saffar, Muhammad

b.Ya‟qub al-Hafizh, Abu Ishaq al-Hiri, Abu al-Hasan al-Karizi, Abu Bakr al-Sibghi, Abu

Walid al-Hisan, Yahya b.Mansur al-Qadi‟i. See al-Dhahabi, Siyar A‟lam al-Nubala

(Cairo:MakatabahWahba,1977) 4,248. 6 Bulliet, The Patricians of Nisaphur: A Study in Medieval Islamic Social

History (Cambridge MA :Harvard University Press,1972),15. 7 The nisba al-Su‟luki has a meaning a desert wanderer attributed to him as he

embraced Sufism, was probably opposed to his legist background of a rich family. Such a

story said that he gave his cloak ti a poor man. He clothed himself in a woman‟s robe

(probably belongs to his wife as he possessed no spare cloak) in order to attend his class

in Islamic law. At least, he return to Nisaphur for the funeral of his uncle Abu Tayyib

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Nujayd, who‟s informed al-Sulami into his colleague Abu Sahl

Muhammad b. Sulaiman al-Su‟lukī (d.369/980 H).8 Briefly, al-Su‟luki was

a moderate Sufi who‟s associated with the Baghdadi mystical traditions.

See the background of al-Su'luki as a family that has knowledge of the

Shafi'ite School of Islamic law. Furthermore, al-Su'luki was the most

suitable teacher for al-Sulami's self, it is cause for consideration of his

background trained under the auspices of Abu al-Nujayd.9 His full name is

Abu Sahl Muhammad b.Sulaymān b.Muhammad b.Harun b.Bishr al-

Hanafī al-Jijlī. He was born in the neighboring region of Isfahan in around

296/908. His nisba to al-Hanafi refers to the Banū Hanifa al-„Ijlī, and not

to the Hanafite legal school. He passed away in Dhu al-Qa'da (369/980)10

.

The reason of relation between al-Sulamī and al-Su‟lukī is because

al-Sulami become a Sufi probably under the auspices of al-Su‟lukī. This

history was taken from some illustrated by MJ.Kister in Adab al-Suhba‟s

book. Kister was quoted from the book Shams al-Ᾱfaq fi Dhikr al-Ba‟di

min Manāqib al-Sulamī wa min Manāqib Abi „Ali al-Daqqāq by Murād

b.Yūsuf al-Hanāfi al-Dūsi. In the text, Krister wrote:

“Al-Sulami took the spiritual path (Ṭarīqa) and Gnostic knowledge

(Ma‟rifa) of the peaks of Sufism from Shaykh Abu Sahl al-Su‟lukī, who

taught him divine recollection (Dhikr) and took the pledge of allegiance to

stand for being his child. Of course, He (al-Su‟luki) then instructed him to

join in his seclusion (khalwat), and to recite (certain) divine names which

were suit to. Then, he left him alone in a forty night seclusion (al-Akhwāt

al-Arba‟īniyya) until God opened his heart. Then, by his bleseed hands al-

Ahmad al-Su‟luki in 337/949 resulted in a permanent stay in the city as he stayed. Then,

he decided to stop wandering and finally settled down in Nisaphur. 8 Al-Dhahabī, Siyār A‟lām al-Nubalā(Kairo: Dār al-Hadīth 1932) XVI,235-240. 9Al-Dhahabī, Siyār A‟lām al-Nubalā ,15,391.

10Al-Dhahabī, Siyār A‟lām al-Nubalā,239.

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Su‟luki clothed him with garment of the sincere poor. Sulamī continued to

undergo his seclusion until God let the master (al-Su‟lukī) know as he

envisions by his inner sight and strength of intuitive knowledge that al-

Sulamī was the people whom God had opened his profound reality, and he

had also made him reach the degree of perfection among the Sufis.

Consequently, the master granted him some permission to raise disciples.

Then, for the continuing period al-Sulami began to raise disciples, as

many people came to company and grow up with him, tak ethe benefits

from him, and graduate under his auspices”.11

According to Kister, al-Sulamī doesn‟t only received the sufi cloak

from Abu Sahl al-Su‟lukī, whether he also received from Abu Qāsim al-

Nasrabadhī (d.367/978 H), he is one of al-Su‟luki‟s colleagues.12

His full

name is Abu al-Qāsim Ibrahim b.Muhammad b.Mahmūya al-Nasrabadhī.

He was the native Naisaphur. He renowned the spirtual states, and he

began with an intellectual carier as a tradtionist in Nisaphur. Meanwhile,

when he traveled for more than 20 years, he became a preacher. He was

teaching of Hadith lesson as far as he learned from the several preachers in

Baghdad. Therefore, while he stayed in Baghdad he attracted to hold Sufis

knowledge by the guidance of Abu Bakar al-Ṣiblī (d.334/946 H). Another

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In his book was saying, “ أخذىا )السلمي( الطريقة وادلعرفة أطوار السلوؾ عن الشيخ اإلماـتاذ أب سهل السعلوكي ولقنو الذكر وأدخلها عليو ادلباييع بأنو ولده حسا ومعنا. مث أمره بإدخالو سعاىل التالعارؼ باللو

يناسبو من المساء مث أخله عنده ف احللوى الربعينيات إىل أف فتخ اللو عليو. مث ألبسو خرقات خللة وأمره باقراء اسم دبا الفقهقراء الصادقن من يده ادلباركز ومل يزؿ بتلك اخللوى حت أطلع اللو الشيخ. ورأى بلعن البصن وقوة الفراس أف ىذا

الكماؿ من بن الرجاؿ فلضاعتو اإلعجاز برتبية مريده وصحابو خلق كثن السلمي شلن فتح اللو عليو حقيقتو وحصل لو وانتموا إليو وانتفعوا بصحبتو وزبرجوا من ربت تربيتو.

Able to see al-Dusi, Shams al-Ᾱfāq, vol.2 as quoted in M.J.Krister‟s editorial

notes for al-Sulami, Adab al-Suhba wa Husn al-Ishra,4. 12

Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring The Haqāiq al-Tafsīr: From its Contentious

Nature to the Formation Sunni Sufism,,215.

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state comments that he was travel to another nation such as Syria and

Egypt to learn Hadith.13

Thus, the relationship between al-Sulamī and al-Nasrabadhī was

firmly established because they concently to learn the prophetic traditions.

Begin from Mecca, they spent the time for learning Hadith. Beside that,

such of intimate realtion and considering the important status of the master

within the mystical circle of Baghdad, it was through him that al-Sulami

might have ability to collect the mystical traditions for his popular books

which are Tārikh and Thabaqāt al-Ṣūfiyya. Thus, this strong connection

doesn‟t only made al-Sulamī significant to collect the mystical sayings,

however he had been promulgated by the Sufi masters among the Baghdad

circle. Then, this strong connection also made the spiritual path of al-

Sulami had undergone was genuinely connected to the Baghdadi sober

type of sufism.14

Examining the traditionalist attitudes held by al-Sulamī was greatly

appreciated by al-Khatīb al-Baghdadi15

, he was a teacher of al-Sulamī in

the study of hadith while living in Baghdad. His expertise in studying

hadith, al-Sulami said in his book Thabaqāt al-Shūfiya, that he contributed

to the hadith for 40 years. Familiarity with various teachers from various

countries, al-Sulamī was active in a variety of works that were not specific

13 Al-Dhahabi, Siyar al-A‟lam al-Nubala,15,265. 14 Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring The Haqāiq al-Tafsīr: From its Contentious

Nature to the Formation Sunni Sufism,217. 15

His full name is Abu Bakr Ahmad Ibn Abd al-Majid Ibn Ali Ibn Thabit. Its

common known as al-Khatib al-Baghdadi. He was born in Hanikiyya, one of the villages

of southwest Baghdad, the midway between Kufa and Mecca, Jumada al-Akhir 392 A.H.

al-Kharib al-Baghdadi was the son of al-Hanbali preacher of Dardizidjan. To gknow

more about his education, literally he was studied in Baghdad, so he traveled into Basra,

Damascus, Isfahan and Nisaphur.furthermore, he was existence in a whole science but his

primary interest with hadith. One of the famouses works that she created is Tarikh

Baghdad (a history of Baghdad) which contain 7.831 bioghrapies of traditionist, a lot of

senior scholars, and dignitaries of society and state. In another discussion, he told about

the distinction due to scholarship or accomplishment.

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to the learning of hadith, but he admitted that he was specifically

interested in collecting mystical traditions. Akhbār Shūfiyyā, one of the

works that he achieved include the themes of the codex of mystical

tradition, Quranic Exegesis, and hagiographi.16

Furthermore, al-Sulami‟s background of Shari‟a fiqh and sober

Sufism was taken from Abu Sahl al-Su‟luki and Abu Qāsim al-

Nasrabadhi. So, I can to make quite certain to say that al-Sulami as a

moderate type of Sufism and called it by “Sunnite Sufism”. Al-Sulamī was

connecting Sufism to orthodoxy through his magnanimous collections of

traditions. One of his works, Kitab Jawāmi; Adāb al-Ṣufiyya, he tried to

enroot Sufism in the traditions of the prophet Muhammad. Thus, he did

also in another book such as „Uyūb al-Nafs wa Mudāwamatuhā, Kitab al-

Samā, and Risāla al-Malāmatiyya.

Those all of books are the way to explain and responses to the

environment that was in favor of Sufism, but also to facing degrading

problems that was demanded immediate responses. However, the

responses that has written by al-Sulami is certain to provide answers and

clarifications. Beside that, he expreseed the harmonize Sufism with the

orthodoxy such as expressed by the traditionist called Ahl al-Sunnah. Ahl

Sunnah is a populare name for the adherents of Shafi‟ite School in Islamic

law.17

So, I can take some conclusion that al-Sulami was being a

traditionist by supported al-Sari al-Saqathi to his nephew al-Junayd., when

he left al-Sari to quench the advanced spiriual guidance from al-Harīth al-

16

Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring The Haqāiq al-Tafsīr: From its Contentious

Nature to the Formation Sunni Sufism,223. 17

Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring The Haqāiq al-Tafsīr: From its Contentious

Nature to the Formation Sunni Sufism,217.

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Muhāsibī. al-Sārī hopefully and wishes to his nephew for becoming a Sufi

traditionist (Ṣāhib al-hadīth al-Ṣufi) and forbid to become the extatic sufi

which it called (Ṣāhib al-hadīth al-Ṣufi). However, its some represent that

al-Sari was followed the nature of Junaydian type of sufism, upon we may

call it “Sunnite Sufism”. So, the spirit of al-Sulami in learning and

improving his Sufis were some inheritation from the spirit of the Baghdadi

Sufi circle from either al-Su‟lukī and al-Nasrabadhi.18

B. His Famous Tafsir : ῌaqāiq al-Tafsīr

Discussing of many works al-Sulami which are representing into

variousity of field knowledge not easy to be spesifically to discussed in

this thesis. So, I could represent the extended one of his works, ῌaqāiq al-

Tafsīr. ῌaqāiq al-Tafsīr was become al-Sulami‟s greatest achievements.

Thus, this tafsir was become many controversial among scholars and so

many criticism to this tafsir. Exactly, we don‟t blame something hasn‟t be

expected of this controversial. For understanding the controversial

elements in this tafsir, I suggested that al-Sulamī might have been aroused

by using the transmitted exegical material by incorporated the hadith in his

mystical interpretation beside he put Sufis arguments among the Tābiīn

and following generations to shape his mystical commentary.19

Sayyid „Imrān comments on his book20 didn‟t show a lot of verses

in al-Qurān but he explained half of that and pay attention to each other.

In conclusion, he didn‟t show the explaining of verses al-Qurān textfully,

18

Anwar Syarifuddin,”Measuring The Haqāiq al-Tafsīr: From its Contentious

Nature to the Formation Sunni Sufism”,218 19 Sayyid Imran, Tafsir al-Sulamī (Bairut:Dār al-Kutūb al-„Ilmiyyah 2001)1,10.

20 He said ا التفسن ل يتعرض فيو لظاىر القرأف وإنا جرى ف مجيع ما كتبو على نط واحد وىو ىذالتفسن اإلشاري وىو إذ يقتصر على ذالك ل يعين أف التفسن الظاىر غن مراد، لنو يصرح ف مقدمة تفسنه أنو أحب

.اىرأف جيمع تفسن أىل احلقيقة ف كتاب مستقل كما فعل أىل الظ

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but he follow the road of al-Isyāri‟s interpretation (Tafsīr al-Isyārī). Then,

al-Sulami decided to put aside the outwars sciences of tafsir by providing

the opinions and like to collect the masters of the knowledge of profound

reality (Ahl al-Haqīqa).21

Sayyid also comments that Sulamī unperfectly

in writing this tafsir, because of Sulami collects all Maqāla (Sayings) of

the Ahl al-Haqīqa in this simple of tafsir. And then, the structure of this

tafsir arranged based on Sura and verses. So, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr was

appeared today.22

Thus, According to his interpretation, here are students

of Sulamī which are taken al-Sulami and its interpretation, Haqāiq al-

Tafsir, Ja‟far Ibn Muhammad al-Shādiq, Ibn „Atha al-Sakandarī, al-

Junayd, al-Fadil Ibn „Iyādh, Sahl Ibn „Abdillah al-Tustarī, and etc.23

It is through these two elements of interpretation (formally literal

meaning) and takwil (normally literal meaning) that makes some „Ulamā

criticize him and his book later. In fact, the strongest criticism came to al-

Sulami by accusing him of having made false attributes to certain revered

figures like Ja'far al-Ṣādiq, which is false attribution in turn would have

raised the problem of transmission in his traditional style of interpreration,

as well as challenging his intellectual credibility. With the Haqāiq al-

Tafsir is an answer to the generation after al-Sulamī by providing a clear

explanation of the controversial commentary he wrote.24

Here are the

scholars who send critics to al-Sulamī from any generations will explain

below.

21 Sayyid Imran, Tafsīr al-Sulamī,1,10. 22 Sayyid Imran, Tafsīr al-Sulamī,1,10. 23 Sayyid Imran, Tafsīr al-Sulamī,1,11. 24

The distinction between tafsir and takwil was often developed as the

difference between a literal and allegorical interpretation or a single and a multiple

derivation of meanings. From sociological perspective, takwil seems to be “the other face

of a text” in the Islamic civilization of the Arabs. This consequently leads to consider

takwil reprehensible within the formal religious thought based on tafsir. (Abu Zayd,

Mafhum al-Nass:Dirasa fi Ulum al-Quran (Cairo: al-Hay‟a al-Misriyya al-„Amma li al-

Kitab 1993),247.

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C. Scholarly Criticism on Haqāiq al-Tafsīr

One problem that needs to be known is the absence of a direct

reaction to a dialogue with Haqāiq al-Tafsīr since al-Sulami lives seems to

be in lne with degrading socio-religious climate at the turn of the 5/11

century, as mentioned by Ibn Habīb (d.421 H / 1015 M) in a statement

similar to al-Zarkaṡi's words. He said "It is outstanding in our time that

when scholars are being questioned about the distinction between

interpretation and ta'wil, they will not succeed in doing so. They do not

recite the Qurān well and do not know the meaning of a chapter (Sūrah),

or even a verse of the Qurān ".25

In addition, this period also displays divisions towards the development of

Quranic interpretation. The line between traditionalist and rationalist

thinkers began to be drawn at that time, as well as between orthodox and

heterodox factions between Muslim scholasticism, and this happened

through various cases of "inquisition".

The beginning of a criticism of Haqāiq al-Tafsīr is the occurrence

of connected with the growing awareness of the distinction between the

terms of interpretation and ta'wil. After Ibn Habib and al-Sulamī died,

several generations thereafter began to emerge several criticisms of

Haqāiq al-Tafsīr which had been delivered by a native Nisaphuri between

their junior contemporaries, namely Abu al-Hasan „Alī al-Wāhidi (d.468 /

1076). He is a follower of the Shafi'ite school of law and Quranic

commentator as well as traditionist. Al-Wāhidī once warned a number of

people to be more careful and careful about what was written by al-Sulamī

25

Al-Zarkasyi,al-Burhān fī „Ulūm al-Qurān(Cairo:Dār Al-Kutūb al-

Islāmiyyah)2,152. The writing is “ ابن حبيب النيسابوري : وقد نبغ ف زمننا مفسروف قاؿ اإلماـ أبو القاسم زلمد"لو سئلوا عن الفرؽ بن التفسن والتأويل ما يهتدوا إليو. ل حيسننا القرأف تلوة، ول يعرفنا معىن السورى أو اليات

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as he stated, "Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī in compiling the Haqāiq al-

Tafsīr has firmly stated that this book is believed as an interpretation, he

would have been committed heresy.26

In this conditional sentence, the statement could not be classified

to the comment of a harsh accusation of heresy in al-Sulamī self, but it

such as some warning for everyhuman not to consider esoteric

commentary as an objective interpretation of the Quranic verses. This

critic seem to imply that al-Sulami could be mistaken in case that he

classificaly his book of Haqāiq al-Tafsir as an objective interpretation

which intende by the term tafsir, as such might lead to some act of heresy.

However, its such a warning had been growing from awareness of the

dangerous impact of publicly diffusing the mystical interpretation. It is

also some probably led all the Sufis to be accused of commiting Bātini

Ta‟wīl.

The statement of al-Sulami may contribute the theological issues before it

was theoretically clarified by al-Ghazali in his book Faḍāih al-Batiniyya

(the Ignominies of the Batiniyya) which is see from sociologically refers

to various of the Shiite from time to the time.27

So, after I analyze about his background and his criticism to al-

Sulami, there would have been so much criticism of Haqāiq al-Tafsīr by

al-Sulamī which is unanimously expressed by almost all legal school

within the Sunni community. Thus, among the medieval Shafi‟ietes, he is

26

Abū `Amr` Uthmān ibn` Abd al-Raḥmān Ṣalāḥ, Fatawa Ibn al-Salah fi al-

Tafsir wa al-Hadith wa al-Usul wa al-„Aqaid (Cairo: Idarat al-Tiba‟a al-Muniriyya

1929),19. 27

, Muhammad Ibn Ahmad al-Ghazali, Fadaih al-Batiniyya (Cairo: al-Dār al-

Qawmiyya 1964),11-17.

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Ibn al-Shalah (d.643/1245) 28

comphrehensively discussed the statute of

Haqāiq al-Tafsīr by al-Sulamī in his Fatāwā.29

When some question

delivered into Ibn al-Shalāh, firstly he answered with a quotation of al-

Wāhidi‟s statement, even though Ibn Shalāh seemed felt a doubtful that

such a reliable figure like Abu „Abd Al-Rahmān who have been accused

of committing heresy by his junior colleague.

Literally, this Fatwā issued for giving some answer from an

anonymous questioner who was not statiefied with an answer from an

animous Mufti who had consulted before. The unknowed Mufti30

who had

ask before directly described a seemingly giving some compliment to the

mystical commentary. He said that the mystical interpretation which same

as with Junayd cannot called or included under the framework of tafsir,

but it under the meanings (ma‟an) that Sufis are be able to to gain

through all activity of recitation (tilāwa).

Then, the next group is coming from Hanafi theologians, Abu al-

Hafs „Umar b.Muhammad al-Nasafi (d.537/1142). He criticized the

esoteric interpretation in general to be a sort of conversion of obvious

meanings of Quranic verses, it‟s a leading to sime accusation of heresy

and committed by the “people of esoteric” (Ahl al-Bātin).31

There is a

similar harsh comment from theological argument was received a more

elaborated explanation in a milder tone in the work of Sa‟d al-Dīn al-

Taftāzani (d.722/1390) who said that the primary target of such an

accusation of heresy was directed only to the framework of ta‟wil

28

Abu „Amr Taqi al-Din Uthman b.Abd al-Rahman b.Musa b.Abi Nasr al-

Shahrazuri al-Shafi‟I was born in 577/1182 in Sharkhan,Iraq. He was a famous trained

scholar in Hadith and Fiqh major. 29

Shalah al-Din,Ibn Abd al-Rahman, Fatāwā Ibn al-Shalāh fī al-Tafsīr wa al-

Hadīth wa al-Ușūl wa al-„Aqāid,19. 30

Jalāl al-Dīn al-Khudayri al-Suyūthi, al-„Itqān fi „Ulūm al-Qurān,4,195. 31

Jalāl al-Dīn al-Khudayri al-Suyūthi, al-„Itqān fi „Ulūm al-Qurān,4,195.

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promulgated by the Baṭīniyya among the Shi‟iets because they did mot

accept literal (Zāhir) interpretations.

Furthermore, the Hanafī theologians take of care this case by

rejecting a mystical claim concerning an esoteric meanings or the spiritual

significances within the interpretation to the Quranic verses as long as

those meanings by do not deviate from the desired objective expressed

within its outward sense or we call it as Zāhir.

According them, some reason that is why rejected this kind of

esoteric interpretation, firstly, it cause a wrong theological stance as well

as against their rationally epistemic framework. Secondly, it was rejected

was basically because it steemed from kashf (unveiling) or mukāșafa

(disclosure), or an ilham (inspiration) in many general term. So, among

other Sunnite factions is coming from the Hanbalite Ibn Taymiyya. When

combined with all the comments, Ibn Taimiyya gave an outspoken critic

of the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. Ibn Taimiyyah said “Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-

Sulamī mentioned in his book, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr on the authority of Ja‟far

b.Muhammad and the several accounts of which experts know that he

certainly lied about Ja‟far b.Muhammad”.32

For a simplicity

representation, Ibn Taimiyya concluded the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr by al-Sulamī

to have comprised three sort of traditions :

1) Firstly, al-Sulami‟s transmission has a weak traditions

(Nuqūl al-Daīfa). It cause the one and only he had

conveyed from Ja‟far b.Muhammad.

2) Secondly, in this work, found the valid quotations but

wrongly mentioned by the transmitters.

32 Sayyid Imrān, Tafsīr al-Sulamī,1,11.

وما ينقل ف حقائق السلمي عن جعفر الصادؽ عامتو كذب على جعفر، كما قد كذب عليو ف غن ذالك.

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3) Thirdly, valid quotations from good quality of authoritative

sources.33

Furthermore, it was found in al-Sulami‟s Haqāiq al-Tafsīr would

have been some classified by Ibn Taimiyya under the category of “wrong

hermeneutical procedures”, so included into “mistaken method of

argumentation without invalidating the meanings”, called it al-Khata fi al-

dalīl Lā fi al-madlūl.34

Such of methodological has fault and also had

been conducted by other groups of scholars, among jurists, theologians,

and preachers, beside the Sufis. So, within his own Quranic interpretation

has explained by Ibn Taimiyya further that what had been conducted by

the Sufis and was be classified under the category of “significances”

(Ishārat). As long as this significance was valid analogy, it could be

accepted.

So, in the carious opinions that included in this term, I can to

analyse more and tried to understanding about all comments, divided into :

1) The Hanafite‟s criticism such as In Ibn Taimiyya‟s valuation of al-

Sulami‟s Haqāiq al-Tafsīr, the credentials of this mystical

interpretation of the Quran could be reach the degree of a wrong

hermeneutical procedure.

2) The Shafi‟ites hold a moderate appreaciation of the symbolic

interpretation which is conducted by the Sufis, though it is still

33

Arent Jan Wensinck, The Muslim Creed: Its Genesis and Historical

Development(New Delhi:Oriental Books 1979),264. 34

Ibn Taimiyyah said in his book Majmū al-Fatāwā : وأما الذين خيطئوف ف الدليل ل فحة لكن القرأف ل يدؿ عليها مثل ادلدلوؿ فمثل كثن من الصوفية والوعاظ والفقهاء وغنىم يفسروف القرأف دبعاف صحي

كثن من ما ذكره أبو عبد الرحن السلمي ف حقائق التفسن.

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also mariginal and its categorizing the mystical interpretation to be

out of the framework of tafsir.

So far away, some of the Shafi‟ites traditionist rejected this term

like al-Dhahabi (748/1348) and Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūti (d.911/1505), both

were in fact the inheritors of the teaching of Ibn Taimiyya. I think, it

happened because their approach led to make some antipathy in against

Sufism. al-Dahabī (d.769/1368) says “A book namely Haqāiq al-Tafsīr

belongs to him Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī, I wish that he had never

composed its book, because it is perversion and Qarmatī (influence) in

here. So, be aware of this book, soon, you will certainly see how odd it

is”.35

This anti-Sufi tendency also had been inherited by Jalāluddīn al-

Suyūti which is classified by al-Sulami under the category of a heretic

which called it al-Mubtadi‟ah According to al-Suyuti, his tafsir was

condemned (Ghayru Mahmūd).36

Despite from many harsher criticism, however al-Sulamī continued to

receive some respect for his capability as a traditional scholar among the

early medieval Shafiites. This appraisal is quite clear in al-Subkī who‟s

followed al-Khatīb al-Baghdādi and defending al-Sulami‟s realibility in

the field of hadith. Thus, al-Khatib asserted that the rank for Abu „Abd al-

Rahmān al-Sulamī among his native contemporaries was honorable and

also praiseworthy traditionist. And al-Subkī also follow al-Khatīb‟s

opinion.37

Then, at the end of his bioghrapic account of al-Sulamī, al-

35 Sayyid „Imrān, Tafsīr al-Sulamī,1,11.

قاؿ الذىيب : ولو كتاب يقاؿ لو حقائق التفسن وليتو مل يصنفو فإنو ربريف وقرمطة ودونك الكتاب فسرتى .العجب

36 Sayyid‟ Imrān, Tafsīr al-Sulamī,1,10.

قاؿ السيوطي: )وإنا أوردتو ف ىذا القسم لف تفسنه غن زلمود.(37

Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī,Ṭabaqāt al-Ṣafiiyya al-Kubrā,4,145.

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Subki concluded by saying that anyone who had given an honorable rank

and could not be accused of being a Qarmati.

Much criticism directed against the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr that because al-

Sulamī had confined himself in his compilation to mention only some

sorts of allegoric interpretation (ta‟wīlāt), while it was inconceivable for

the Sufis that their words were in contradiction to the formal

interpretation.38

D. The Interpretation of al-Sulamī : Haqāiq al-Tafsīr

As we know, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr was the greatest achievement in

mystical commentary on the Qurān. This book has two volumes, but this

part is not some amazing thing that Haqāiq al-Tafsīr can be improved with

this part. It was much more extensive than its predecessor, the Tafsir al-

Qurān al-Azīm written by Sahl al-Tustarī (d.289/896). Tustari‟s had been

diffused at the end of 3/9 century and Haqāiq al-Tafsīr were published at

the two centuries later at the turn to 5/11 century. An amazing things that

Haqāiq al-Tafsīr specifically had incited wide spread reactions among the

moslems scholarship.

In another scoap to see both of them, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr includes almost all

exegetical materials derived from Sahl al-Tustarī. Probably, all the

scholars sayings and the account of al-Sulamī could gather from his sufi

precursors and it called “ the people of profound reality” means Ahl al-

Haqāiq.39

38

Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī,Ṭabaqāt al-Ṣafiiyya al-Kubrā,4,147. 39

Anwar Syarifuddin,Measuring the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,226.

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See from the general nature of traditional work of Quranic

exegesis, the method of al-Sulami in arranging the mystical tradition into

the Quranic interpretation in his book Haqāiq al-Tafsīr it can be compared

with al-Tabarī in his book Jamī al-Bayān „an Ta‟wīl Ᾱy al-Qurān. The

important thing must to be know that booth of them are has a similarity

that is traditional style interpretation. That‟s all was transmitted from the

exegetical materials (al-Tafsīr bi al-Ma‟ṭsur). see from the two of them,

both of them in the same traditionist whose intellectual linkage directly by

meeting in the reverd figure of the Shafi‟ite jurist, Abu Bakr Muhammad

b.‟Alī b.Ismāīl al-Qaffāl al-Shāshi al-Marwazī (d.365/966).

Althought many similarity between them, in those books an author

found some differences. The only sight difference between both of works

whereas al-Thabarī provided full lists of transmission and almost the case

of al-Sulami‟s interpretation was simplified the the lists of transmission by

reducing part of principal authorities among the most Sufi scholars.

However, such uniques of al-Sulami‟s character, there is an extant

presumption that Haqāiq al-Tafsīr had been accused to have shared the

nature of Batini Ta‟wil40

, which is some consequently give the comments

that the mean of Haqāiq has a Shi‟ite flavor.

Such opinion found in al-Ďahabī who‟s doubt with the validity and

claim al-Sulamī by writing some comment and written in Tabaqāt al-

Shafī‟iyya Kubrā. Another comment also comes from al-Suyutī by respons

to his Haqāiq al-Tafsīr with the word “untrustworthy”. Beside that, the

40

The term of Batiniyya is defined by Hodgson to be the Isma‟ilis in medieval

times referring to their stress to the batin. The inward meaning behind the literal wording

of the sacred texts. In a less specific, the term also applied to anyone rejecting the literal

meaning in favor of its batin. It was in the last sense that certain Muslim philosopher and

Sufis were being accused of the batinis. Even though some might have defende

themselves from the charge of being a batini on the ground that they remain acknowledge

the zahir along side the batin. (Hodgson,M, Batiniyya,1,110).

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several objections posed by another scholars of non-Shafi‟ite madhab also

comment with this Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. However, some author has some

principle and goals to create all of works and shared it as

acknowledgment. For the aim of al-Sulamī creating his book is the sincere

intention within the intensive project of enrooting Sufism to the Quranic

basis along with the formation of Sunnite orthodoxy. 41

As explained before, that al-Sulamī had a great contribution in the science

of hadith and he also applied it in the interpretation he wrote in his Haqāiq

al-Tafsīr. I will introduce only a few examples of interpretations which he

wrote in Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. Here, I will analyze two verses of al-Qurān:

Firstly, Surah al-Nisā 4:66.

نا عليهم اف اقػتػلو ا انػفسكم او اخرجوا من دياركم ما فػعلوه ال قليل ﴿ولو انا كتبػم خيػرا لكاف لو انػهم فػعلوا ما يػوعظوف بو و منػهم ﴾ تػثبيتا واشد ذل

Ibn Fadl Said the word of ا انػفسكم اقػتػلو has a dfferent context with the

word اخرجوا من دياركم. The means above is “throw away the love for the

world from your heart!”. And the word of ما فػعلوه ال قليل منػهم. It means a

few in numbers but a lot of meanings in the context understanding, they

are Ahl al-Taufīq and al-Wilāyat al-Ṣādiqāt.

Secondly, Surah al-Ra‟d on the verse 3:

41

Anwar Syarifuddin,Measuring the Haqaiq al-Tafsir From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,227.

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ومن كل الثمرت جعل فيػها زوجن ﴿وىو الذي مد الرض وجعل فيػها رواسي وانػهرا اف ف ذلك ليت لقوـ يػتػفكروف ﴾ اثػنػن يػغشى اليل النػهار

Al-Sulamī said “part of Quranic interpretator was interpretated this

verse that a god who has made the earth of a peg and has made some of

his servants happy then their return is a place of victory. And for anyone

who traces on earth with a purpose, he has been glorious and won, actually

who reject or deny it, he will be a losser.” After al-Sulami interprate this

verse, then he explained Hadith. He said : “I heard Abu Muhammad al

Hariri and he was said “ there was someone beside me,al-Junayd who was

hit by the accident. One day, al-Junayd died and we brought him into the

grave. A man who‟s beside him comes in al-Junayd‟s grave. When we

wanna leave, a man stepped forward and he ascended to a high place from

the earth, then he faced my face. Then he said, “O Abu Muhammad, I

have been exposed to Medina for the second time, I have been left by the

Saayid”. Then, he sang a Syiir.42

Here is one of model from al-Sulami‟s interpretation. Exactly, the

specific explanation which will be continued in the chapter 4.

E. Analyzing the History of Haqaiq al-Tafsir’s controversion

Exactly, before identified this Haqāiq al-Tafsīr from the history

and the beginning of writing this book, have to identified the meanings of

this Haqīqa. Within the atmosphere of scholarly thinking of the 5/11

century, Islam is necessary in order to investigate the most probable

reason why al-Sulamī giving a name Haqāiq al-Tafsīr, and who‟s reader

ابن سعيد يقوؿ مسعت أبا زلمد احلريري يقوؿ كاف ف جوار النيد إنساف مصاب ف خربة، مسعت علي 42

فلما مات النيد وحلنا جنازتو حضر النازة فلما رجعنا تقدـ خطوات وعل موضعا من الرض عاليا فاستقبلين بوجهو .يد مث أنشد شعراوقاؿ: ياأبا زلمد إن راجع إىل تلك اخلربة وقد فقدت ذالك الس

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responded about this work which this book made controversies in the later

priods. The probably revealed the introductory sections of al-Sulami‟s

mystical compendium is the author of Haqāiq al-Tafsīr had intended the

book to be a collection of Sufi masters‟s argument which called it

Maṡāyikh ahl al-Haqīqa.

All the Sufis masters knowing more about the God and bestowed to

understanding of divine discourses. Such the term of Haqīqa, this word

applied to the esoteric interpretation of inquiry is to trace the meaning of

the term Haqīqa in the field of Islamic mysticism, and even in the

philosophical discourse of the surrounding environment as well as the

scientific culture developed during al-Sulamī‟s life.43

Then, currently the term of Haqīqa it comes from Arabic language has

a meaning truthly. But, hen it include into tasawuf studies, this haqiqa has

a deep meanings. Thus, this Haqīqa has relation with philosophical

thinking as the term al-Haq was commonly used by both philosophers and

Sufis to denote God. From another sides, this language can related with

linguistics approach that the Haqāiq usually compare with majāz. Within

also comes from Quranic exegesis. So, it will be some criticism and

controversies after Sulami‟s demise.44

For further explanation about

haqiqa, Al-Hallāj contributed in his divine names as quoted in al-Sulami‟s

book namely Thabaqāt al-Shūfiyya. Al-Hallāj said “ the definition of

divines are some name from the point of view of comprehension namely

Idrāk, and whereas a name of comprehension (Idrak), and then a pont of

43

Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,227-228. 44

Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,227.

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view of the real of God (al-Haq) and definite they reality namely

(Haqīqa).45

Furthermore, the meaning of Haqīqa in the stance of Islamic

mysticism it will be differentiated from the term of Sharia. However, one

of the Sufi scholars, al-Qusyairī as a writer of Riāalah al-Qusyairiyyah

book has another argument on this. Al-Qusyairi46

defined Haqīqa as the

concept of witnessing Lordship (Muṡahadāt al-Rubūbiyya)47

which is

relate and has similarity with sharia which means perseverance of worship

(Iltizām al-„Ubūdiyya).48 And all Sharia will not perfectness without

Haqīqa will produce unaccepted. And everything with Haqīqa if not

related with Sharīa wont arrive.49

Consequently, the meaning of haqīqa is related to philosophical

thinking as the term al-Haq was commonly used by both philosophers and

Sufis to denote God. Besides that, haqīqa also has relation with meaning to

45

Anwar Syarifuddin, Measuring the Haqaiq al-Tafsir From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,228. 46 His full name al-Hafidz Abd al-Karim Ibn Hawazin Ibn Abd al-Mulk Ibn

Thalhah Ibn Muhammad Abu al-Qaim al-Qusyairi al-Naysaburi. He was born in

Khurasan 4th

of Rabi al-Awwal 376 H. he is a Fiqh scholar, an interpretator and Arabic

Literature, he was a poet and then he was one of the famous from Sufis scholars. One of

the famous of his work is Risalah al-Qusyairiyyah. Al-Qusyairi was al-Sulami‟s junior

who‟s contributed in Hadith also in Tasawuf studies. 47

Abu Qasim al-Qusyairi, Arba‟ Rasail Fi al-Tasawwuf (Baghdad,Majma‟ al-

Ilm al-„Irafi 1389),54.

Al-Qusyairi divided al-Mushahada into three parts: Mushahada bi al-Haqq,

seeing or witness something with the argument Tauhid or means see God in concealment

with no descripsion, Mushahada Li al-Haqq is seeing God in something, and the last

Mushahada al-Haqq, some Haqiqa without doubtness and another negative description. 48 Abu Qasim al-Qusyairi, Arba‟ Rasail Fi al-Tasawwuf,54.

قاؿ القشني: الشريعة أمر بالتزاـ العبودية واحلقيقة مشاىدة الربوبية49 Abu al-Qāsim Abd al-Karīm Ibn Hawazin al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-

Qusyairiyyah fi „Ilm al-Tasawwuf (Bairut: Dar al-Kutub al-Islamiya 2010)p.120.

al-Qusyairī said: الشريعة أمر با لتزاـ العبودية، واحلقيقة ىي مشاىدة الربوبية. فكل شريعة غن مؤيدة.باحلقيقة فغن مقبوؿ، وكل حقيقة غن مقيدة بالشريعة فغن زلصوؿ

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complete different concept as it was also applied in the general field of

Quranic exegesis from a linguistic approach as for example we may

compare Haqīqa to majaz). This is also the basis of several linguistic

lessons that the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr becomes an achievement to reject

criticism or controversy over al-Sulami's accusations. Thus, Al-Sulami‟s

collection of mystical traditions was certainly esoteric and also present or

profound the reality of the Quranic verses it was rather than their formal

understanding in the exoteric senses.50

Representing of some accusement that Haqāiq cannot be calling as

tafsir, exactly I will analyze the principle of tafsir from the case of

mystical interpretation based on Sufis and based on their mystical

experience. Actually, this al-Sulami‟s book called a tafsir. However, this

tafsir based on profound mystical experience and under the perspective

within Quranic interpretation. If we see from his title of book, Haqāiq al-

Tafsīr, al-Sulamī didn‟t differ his book from the general tafsir. And then,

this tafsir only representated among traditional approach by collecting all

the mystical traditions from many figures of sufii. Thus, it was elaborating

with their (Sufis) Quranic comprehension.

Thus, the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr exactly called a tafsir because the sense

of his interpretation are the transmittion of sayings (Maqāla) and opinions

from the previous of Sufis, al-Riwāya. Another sides from his traditional

interpretation by using al-Riwaya, this tafsir book has an esoteric

understanding („Ulum al-Zāhira) which causes many controversial among

Sufis scholars. So, the purposes of Haqāiq al-Tafsīr is provide other types

of interpretation from the general category. So, the title of this book tells

50 Anwar Syarifuddin,Measuring the Haqaiq al-Tafsir From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,228-229.

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us that there is no usual interpretation as found, this book is a specific

collection of esoteric material that goes far beyond what is generally

suggested by the term interpretation in a formal sense.

Here we can to analyze that al-Sulamī was contributed and sure for

taking action in his title work, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr which is famouse in a

whole of the world. It cause the interpretation or called tafsir and Haqīqa

has received in various branches of traditional Islamic sciences. One thing

to remember that the word of Haqīqa in Quran and its interpretation

means divine and a definite meaning which lays in a juxtaposed position

so called allegoric meaning called it majaz. This might be some point that

why cause many controversials addressed by later critics to al-Sulami‟s

Haqāiq al-Tafsīr. Then, it causes because of the common approach to

measure the validity of Quranic interpretation and included the Sunnite

academic atmosphere interpretation.51

F. His Works

From variousity of his works there are : Ᾱdāb Al-Ṣūfiyya, Ᾱdāb Al-

Suhba wa Husn al-Ushrā, Amṡal al-Qur‟an, Al-Arba‟īn fi al-Hadīṭs,

Bayān fi Al-Ṣūfiyya, Darajāt al-Mu‟āmalāt, Darajat As-Shiddīqīn, Al-

Farq Bayn al-Syarīa wa al-Haqīqa, Al-Futuwwa, Ġalaṭāt al-Ṣufiyya, Al-

Ikhwat wal Akhwā min al-Ṣufiyyā, al-Malāmatiyya, Manāhij al-„Ᾱrifīn,

Maqāmat al-Awliyā, Masāil Waradāt min Makkah, Mihān Al-Ṣufiyya, Al-

Muqaddimah fi at-Tasawuf wa Haqīqatih al-Radd „ala ahl al-Kalām, Al-

51 Anwar Syarifuddin,Measuring the Haqaiq al-Tafsir From its Contentious to

the Formation of Sunnite Sufism,229.

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Samā, Al-Suālat Suluk al-„Ᾱrifīn, Sunnah al-Ṣufiyya, and etc. So,let me

introduce part of his famous works and its relation with Sufis works.52

As for some of the works he has written and the most important of

his book is Ṭabaqāt al-Ṣufiyyin which form the basis of al-Ansari's

Tabaqāt al-Ṣufiya which in its turn was the source of "Nafahāt al-Uns" of

al-Gami. Then, Ᾱdāb al-Suhba explained about our duty as humans to

maintain harmony in friendship. Then he was also consistent in writing the

hadith which he studied for 40 years, then he wrote in a book that is al-

Arba'īn fi al-Hadīh. Furthermore, in the field of Sufism he began in

several quite well-known works including the Adab al Mutaṡawwafah53

,

the book of Ġalathah al-Ṣūfiyah54

, and the book of Maqāmāt al-Auliyā.

Seeing the background of al-Sulami as a hadith expert, but the journey in

studying Sufism is inseparable from the journey of the traditionalist and

influential in Mulammatiya organizations. He also wrote a book called

Risāla al-Mulammatiya. Several other works which cannot be mentioned

one by one do not impede the intellectual honor of the author such as al-

Sulami.

The work in the field of interpretation which is always mentioned

by Imam al-Ghazāli in his book is Ihyā „Ulum al-Dīn entitled "al-Risālah

al-Ladunniya".Another very monumental field of interpretation is Haqāiq

al-Tafsīr: Tafsīr al-Qurān al-Azīz. This 30 juz commentary is the most

glorious work in the writing of the commentary field and is the Isyari

52 Jawid A.Mojaddedi, The Bioghrapical Tradition in Sufism: The Tabaqat

Genre from al-Sulami to Jami (University of Oxford :Journal Curzon Studies in Asian

Region 2001)1,2. 53

This book explained about the characteristic of Sufi scholars and the rule of

ethics in Sufi‟s daily life. Its created by al-Sulami. 54

In this book, the author explaining about some mistakenness in Sufi Scholars.

How they avoid some forbidden thing such as in his fisically life or his obligation and

some worship.

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interpretation which many people refer to Haqāiq al-Tafsīr was one of

Sulami's greatest achievements. However, it has become quite

controversial among scholars and all the society. A full explanation of the

birth of this book will be explained more fully below.55

In the introduction to his Haqāiq al-Tafsīr, al-Sulamī articulates

his intent to “gather together the saying of the masyayikh, the truth

people”. He writes that those who mastered in the knowledge of the

“exetoric sciences” have complied works on various legalistic (Ahkām),

philological (Lugha), and grammatical (I‟rāb) aspects of the Qurān. So, he

compelled to do the same for what he considered the esoteric “realities” or

haqaiq of the Qurān. In this context, proved that al-Sulami‟s project

collated insights vocalized by past spiritual and religious matters that

explicitly or implicitly address quranic revelation and organized them into

a verse quranic commentary in the style of traditional exegesis, but the

distinctive in the type of knowledge in spirituality realities beyond

material existence.56

Then, al-Sulamī considered the mystical explanations and

explications of the Qurān that he sought from his predecessors an inspired,

special sort of knowledge bestowed solely upon the spiritual elect by

virtue of their witnessing divine realities. Here, the author can make a

conclusion that al-Sulami‟s project recognized sufi master alone as the

authentic interpreters of the Qurān, a notion forcefully propagated by later

luminaries of the Sufis tradition, including Abū ῌamīd al-Ghazāli (d.505

H /1111 M) and Muhyi al-Dīn Ibn al-„Arabi (d.638/1240). If we apply the

preceding mystical and philosophical analysis to the title of al-Sulami's

55

Abū „Abd Al-Rahmān al-Sulamī, Haqāiq al-Tafsīr (Kairo: Dar al-Kutub al-

Ilmiyah 1898),6. 56

Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī, Thabaqāt al-Shāfiiyyah al-Kubra,147

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compendium, the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr, we can conclude that some opinions

and Sufi circles do not always provide interpretations that are commonly

felt by the scholars of the time.

All collections of al-Sulami's work on mystical traditions were certainly

esoteric, claiming to present the essence of profound reality of the Quranic

verses rather than their formal understanding in the exoteric sense. The

entire collection of mystical traditions shows the number of Sufi

individuals was generally esoteric comprehension resulting from mystical

experiences in the form of a miracle.57

Furthermore, al-Sulami‟s background of Shari‟I fiqh and sober

Sufism was taken from Abu Sahl al-Su‟luk and Abū Qāsim al-Nasrabadhi.

So, I can to make quite certain to say that al-Sulamī as a moderate type of

Sufism and called it by “Sunnite Sufism”. al-Sulamī was connecting

Sufism to orthodoxy through his magnanimous collections of traditions.

One of his works, Kitab Jawāmi; Ᾱdāb al-Sūfiyya, he tried to enroot

Sufism in the traditions of the prophet Muhammad. Thus, he did also in

another book such as „Uyūb al-Nafs wa Mudāwamatuha, Kitab al-Samā,

and Risāla al-Malamatiyya.

Then, al-Sulamī considered the mystical explanations and

explications of the Quran that he sought from his predecessors an inspired,

special sort of knowledge bestowed solely upon the spiritual elect by

virtue of their witnessing divine realities. Here, the author can make a

conclusion that al-Sulami‟s project recognized sufi master alone as the

authentic interpreters of the Qurān, a notion forcefully propagated by later

luminaries of the Sufi tradition, including Abū Hamīd al-Ghazāli (d.505

57

Sara Abdel Latif :Mystical Quranic Exegesis and the Canonization of Early

Sufis in Sulami‟s Haqaiq al-Tafsir,113.

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H/1111 M) and Muhyi al-Dīn Ibn al-„Arabī (d.638 H/1240 M). If we apply

the preceding mystical and philosophical analysis to the title of al-Sulami's

compendium, the Haqāiq al-Tafsīr, we can conclude that some opinions

and Sufi circles do not always provide interpretations that are commonly

felt by the scholars of the time.

All collections of al-Sulami's work on mystical traditions were

certainly esoteric, claiming to present the essence of profound reality of

the Quranic verses rather than their formal understanding in the exoteric

sense. The entire collection of mystical traditions shows the number of

Sufi individuals was generally esoteric comprehension resulting from

mystical experiences in the form of a miracle.58

58

Sara Abdel Latif,Mystical Quranic Exegesis and the Canonization of Early

Sufis in Sulami‟s Haqāiq al-Tafsīr,113.

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CHAPTER III

THE DISCOURSE OF MYSTICAL

INTIMACY IN THE QURᾹN

A. Analyzing The Term of (Mahabbah)

Analyzing the derivation of Mahabbah verses in the Quran with its

various forms found 80 times more which talks about the object of

love, among others in Surah „Alī-'Imrān which describes several

objects of love and some of its devices, including love for others such

as father, son, brother, partner , and family. In Mu'jam al-Mufahrās,

was found twenty two derivations of the term Mahabbah. Here are the

descriptions :

Verses of Qurān.

Word

No

QS.al-Hujurāt(49):7 1 حبب

al-Qașaș(28):56, Ṣād(38):32. 2 أحببت

Al-An‟am(6):76 3 أحب

Al-Bāqarah(2):216. 4 رببوا

Alī-„Imrān (3):31,92,152,

al-A‟raf(7):79, al-Nūr (24):22, al-

Qiyāmah(75):20, al-Fajr(89):20.

5 رببوف

Aș-Ṣaff(61):13. 6 رببوهنا

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Al-„Imrān(3):119. 7 رببوهنم

al-Bāqarah:2,190,195,205,222,276, Alī-

„Imrān

3:32,57,76,134,140,146,148,159,

An-Nisā 4:36,107,148,

al-Māidah:5,13,42,64,87,93,

al-An‟ām 6:141, al-A‟rāf 7:31,55, al-

Anfāl 8:58, al-Taubah 9:4,7,108,

al-Nahl 16:23,

al-Hājj:22,38, al-Qașaș 28:76,77,

al-Rūm 30:45,Luqmān 31:18,

al-Syu‟arā:26,40, al-Hujurāt 49:9,12,

al-Hadīd:57,23, al-Mumtahanah 60:8,

aș-Ṣaff 61:4.

1حيب 8

Alī-„Imrān(3):31. 9 حيببكم

Al-Māidah(5):54. 10 حيبهم

Alī-„Imrān (3)188, al-

Taubah(9):109, an-Nūr(24):19, al-

Hasyr(59):9, al-Insān(76):27.

11 حيبوف

Alī-„Imrān (3):119. 12 حيبونكم

Al-Māidah(5):54. 13 حيبونو

1 Generally, this word explained more about 41 verses there are: al-

Baqarah:2,190,195,205,222,276, „Alī-Imrān 3:32,57,76,134,140,146,148,159, al-Nisa

4:36,107,148, al-Māidah:5,13,42,64,87,93, al-An‟ām 6:141, al-A‟rāf 7:31,55, al-Anfāl

8:58, al-Taubah 9:4,7,108, al-Nahl 16:23, al-Hajj:22,38, al-Qaṡāṡ 28:76,77, al-Rūm

30:45,Luqmān 31:18, al-Syu‟arā:26,40, al-Hujurāt 49:9,12, al-Hadīd:57,23, al-

Mumtahanah 60:8, al-Ṣāff 61:4.

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al-Baqarah(2):165. 14 حيبوهنم

Al-Taubah(9):23, al-Nahl(16):107,

Fușilat(41):17.

بوااستح 15

Ibrāhim(14):3. 16 يستحبوف

Al-„Imrān(3):14, Ṣad(38):32, al‟-

Ᾱdiyāt(100):8. 17 حب

Yūsuf(12):30, al-Fajr(89):20. 18 حبا

Al-Bāqarah(2):177, al-Insān(76):78. 19 حبو

Al-Taubah(9):24, Yūsuf(12):8,33. 20 أحب

Al-Māidah(5):18. 21 أحباؤه

Thāhā(20):39. 22 زلبة

Furthermore, Arabic writers collected Arabic vocabularies about

love and summed it up into various levels of love. Although this level

is still disputed in terms of its meaning, we can take all of this as a

reference and understand the context of some level of love in Arabic.

The following levels of love are divided into 6 parts:

1) Word ميل (Mail), this analysis of meaning signifies the tendency

of the heart for the objects produced by the senses, including vision

and hearing. After the tendency has been possessed, then will give

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birth to the will to move forward towards the object that is loved.

This stage is called 2.هىي

2) When the first level has passed, it will produce صبابة derived from

the word صب which means to pour or spill. In this case, it can be

interpreted as pouring or spilling the hearts of lovers who are full

of the object of love or can be interpreted as a waterfall that spills

into a valley whose speed cannot be held.

3) The next level is named غسام (Gharām) which has a basic meaning

that always accompanies. This word is found in the Quran Surah

al-Anfāl (25): 65 In the letter says that people who love will

always feel accompanied by / accompanied by those they love.

How steps the lover goes, he always accompanies in any situation.

4) Furthermore, شغف (Syagaf) is taken from the word Syagaf al-

Qalb which is the membrane that covers the liver. The proper sense

of this word is that love has been strong so that it has reached the

lining of the heart or has penetrated the lining so that it occupies

the bottom of the heart. This word also has the meaning that the

love with in the heart has been absorbed at the same time protected

from everything so that the lover will say that "life and death have

become one with his lover"..3

2 The word of Eve in Arabic originally had the meaning of falling / sliding

down. From the word was born as a term that connotes lust negatively. However, in

Sufism, it has a different meaning from the Arabic connotation of falling in love. 3 This is similar to the story of Laila Majnun in her book. Majnun (Qais)

described his love for Laila with these words. In fact, the lover will tell the story by

saying:

أمر على الديار ديار ليلى اقبل ذا البار وذا الدار # وما حب الديار شغفن قليب ولكن احلب من سكن الديار

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5) After love becomes strong, the feeling of عشق („Isyq) grows. In

Arabic literature, this word is used to describe something dipped in

liquid, then pulled and has been attached or absorbed so that it

becomes an element that has entered into through its pores. This

word also refers to a tree that turns green then in its journey

becomes yellow and then withers. Seeing from the context, Isyq

has the meaning of making someone exceed the limits in his love

so that drove him to suffer because of his longing.

6) The last word is تتيما (Tatayyuman) which means to bow like

worship. Globally, this is an absolute submission to something

whose substance is unknown, because the word worship is not

used except for God. This last level is always a complicated

problem because it is almost similar to the love that is meant for

God. In fact, this understanding is forbidden because God is above

all things, not to be equalized.4

Talking about the level of love, Arabic literature argues that there are

three kinds, namely:

1. Instinctive love, this first level is an attitude of interest in

something that is born from a combination of instincts as living things

combined with hormones causes subtle energy. In this level, namely

romantic. Furthermore, this kind of love can be the basis for the birth

of deeper love.

2. Emotional love, this type of love makes someone become

attached to someone beloved. This love is usually applied to parents,

4 ‘Alī Ibn Hazm al-Andalūsi, Thūq al-Hamāmah fi al-Ulfah wa al-Ullāf,17.

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childrens, spouses, friends, and certain people who are felt so close to

their surroundings.

3. Pure love, this type of love is not driven by anything other than

the realization that the object of love is very natural and needs to be

loved because of the various features attached the object and felt love

deeply.. In fact, lovers needed him without a reward. This kind of love

is called platonic love (idealism). This type of love delivered for

humans, can also be addressed to God. This type of love is called the

pinnacle of love and tone in Sufi love for God.5

In order to know such similar word of love and his position,

Imam Muhammad Ibn Dāwud (868-909 A.D.) in his book al-Zahrah

divided the position of love into 7 levels, including: إستحساف (Istihsān)

or good judgment, this is due to the beginning of the love stage born of

hearing and seeing until good judgment. Furthermore, if they become

stronger then give birth to زلبة (Maḥabbaḥ), if lovers have greater

strength in love, then this will be born to خلة (Khullah). Thereafter, the

birth of a love named ىوى (Hawā) was born which would in fact cause

lovers to fall into disarray and to be difficult to control. Further, the

next level is عشق ('Isyq), the culprit is called عاشق ('Ᾱsyiq). This level

of love makes the lovers keep it.

5 Quraish Shihab,Jawabannya adalah Cinta:Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta,29.

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Furthermore, if 'Isyq has increased, then his love is written in

the word تتييما (Tatayyuman) because he feels that what he loves is

everything. At this level she considers perfection in her lover's soul.6

So, according to his explanation, Ibn Dāwud chosen the level of love

as part of which belongs to the station (Maqām).

Discussing of the levesl of love, it does not have a concrete or

absolute definition on one side. Some levels of love in the view of Arabic

writers, even from the view of Sufis also have differences in their division.

Next, some Sufi arguments will be discussed in the discussion of love.

Moreover, Sufis interpret this level with Maqām (levels) or Ahwāl7

(customs). In achieving a Ma'rifat, Sufi scholars classify the Suluk (path)

that must be taken to become a knowleadgable human. In this case, the

level of Maḥabbaḥ has several kinds of sequences formulated by several

scholars by including the level of Maḥabbaḥ in different ranks. Here are

some reviews of Sufi scholars explaining the level of love and ijtihad in

identifying the Maḥabbaḥ as Maqām or Ahwāl.

1) Ṣaqīq al-Balkhī, the earliest extended discussion of love in Sufis

literatute made some station for reaching Mahabbah as he was

included in his book, Adab al-„Ibādat. According to al-Balkhī, he

6 Muhammad Ibn Daud al-Zahiri,al-Zahrah,(Kairo:Dar al-Ma‟arif al-

Mishriyyah),23. واحلاؿ عند قـو معىن يرد على القلب من غن تعمد منهم ول اجتلب ول اكتساب ذلم من طرب أو حزف 7

ج أو ىبة أو احتياج. فاأحواؿ مواىب وادلقامات مكاسب. أز بسط أو قبض أو شوؽ أو انزعاا

Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah fi „Ilm al- Tasawwuf ,95.

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lists it into four way stations (Manāzil) which he presents in

ascending order: firstly, Zuhd (asceticicsm), secondly, Khawf

(fear), thirdly Shawq (desire) and the last Maḥabbaḥ (love). In

order to know a further explaining of Mahabbah station, I focus to

his reason on Mahabbah‟s station. He stated that the highest and

noblest way of station is love. For those who has a strengthened

heart to God and purified for surrendering his love.

Al-Balkhī argues that the principle of this station is that

“the heart loves what God loves and hates what the God hates, all

of his time are surrending to God”. Through al-Balkhi makes a

love as the supreme spiritual way station, this trearise shows the

little of all encompassing view of love as presented by Abū Hāmid

al-Ghazāli.8

2) Abū Hasan al-Daylamī, he presents an elevent step path of love

which culminates in „Ishq, there are: Ulfā (concord), Uns

(intimacy), Mawaddah (affection), Maḥabbaḥ (love), Khilla

(comity), Sha‟af (ardour), Shaghāf (zeal), Istihtār (devotion),

Walāt (infatuation), Hayman (rapture) and the last „Ishq.9 Al-

Daylami sees Ishq as the highest degree of love. Al-Daylamī

express it because he offers many avenues for studying teachings

on love and concern to Ahmad al-Ghazali teachings. He was said in

his book:

“Love has names derived from its levels and degrees that

vary in expression, while the reality is one. Through its steady

increase, its names differ. They are altogether ten stations and in

the eleventh they culminate in „Ishq, which is the very limit (al-

8 Shaqiq al-Balkhi, Adab al-„Ibadat (Bairut:Dar al-Mashriq 1982),17-22. 9 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,340.

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ghaya). So when one reaches it, the name Maḥabbaḥ falls away

from it and it is called by other names”.10

3) Abu Ṭalib al-Makkī, an early Sufi teacher and has a famous book

namely Qūt al-Qulūb fī Muāmalat al-Mahbūb wa Washf Tharīq al-

Murīd ilā Maqām al-Tawhīd. One of the important discussions in

his book that is a treatment of love. He said that love as the ninth

and last station (Maqam) among the stations of certainty. Such as

Tawba (repentance), Sabr (patience) Syukr (thankfull), Raja‟

(hope), Khawf (fear), Zuhd (asceticism), Tawakkul (trust), Ridhā

(contentment), and the last Maḥabbaḥ (love). Al-Makkī takes a

position regarding love was alluded to the part of al-Daylami

statement in his book, „Atf al-Alif. According to Quran in Surah al-

Baqarah 2:165 says :

بػونػهم كحب اللو ﴿ومن الناس من يػتخذ من دو و اندادا حي والذين ف اللاف القوة للو ا اذ يػروف العذاب ولو يػرى الذين ظلمو ا اشد حبا للو امنػو

عا يػ واف اللو شديد العذاب ﴾ مج

From this verse, he argued that love is corresponds to the heart

(Qalb) which has an inner cavity and an outer cavity. The outer

cavity is the locus of Islam, which is al-Makki corresponds to the

term Fu‟ad. Then, the outer cavity namely a heart (al-Qalb) which

is as the locus of faith. He also claims that some humans loves His

10 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,342.

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God with the part of his heart. Furthermore, some of people love

Him with the entire of the heart.11

Some of Sufis scholars explained about the levels of love

here. Isyq as the one of word can be translated with love around

Sufis scholars. There are al-Ghazali dan al-Qusyairī.Exactly, my

research just based on Maḥabbaḥ (love) enoughly and how it

similar with Isyq which has many debates there. Furthermore, will

be explain below.

B. The Expression of Yearning God (Syawq)

The discussion of the Mahabbah from a literary point of view

is indeed very broad and there needs to be a limit in it. In this research,

I only focus on discussing the Mahabbah in the context of the

Mahabbah to God. More than that, to know the Mahabbah it is

necessary to know the levels described in the previous discussion.

Some Sufi scholars have also assembled various levels of love that

exist. The level that I will discuss here is „Isyq. A level that is often

used among Sufis, even far from it, the Qurān and Hadith also used

this word after or before discussing the context of Mahabbah.

According to Sufism, the Sufi scholars delivered a word

“longing” in Arabic language is Syawq. It was taken from Syaqā-

Yasyqī-Syawqan, as some sentence Syaqāhu al-Hubb which mean(

shaken by love) or Tasyawwaq Sya‟wa Ilaihi ( showing his longing).

Every longing which born from Mahabbah will arise to a special

11 Abu Thalib Muhammad b.Ali b.Atiyya al-Harithi al-Makkī, Qūt al-Qulūb Fī

Mu‟amalat al-Mahbūb wa Washf Tharīq al-Murīd ila Maqām al-Tawhīd (Bairut:Dar al-

Kutub al-„Ilmiyya 1997)2,83

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meeting. Here the love prove a way of love (Mahabbah). Syawq as

some fruit which attached on the tree. The relation of both are attended

all the things only for God. In below of the text, will represent the

same meaning of Syawq it self and all the porposeness.12

The meaning of "Syawq" means: a very strong desire, a strong

demand, or ecstasy arising from the macrifate; or combining feelings

of pleasure, sorrow, and pain. For Sufis, "Syawq" means Passion with

a passionate heart to the Beloved that is completely inaccessible and

unreachable, because after the culprit "witnesses" he becomes

"lost".Some say that "Syawq" is: Overflowing joy in the heart of 'Ᾱsyiq

(the yearning) because of seeing the beauty of al-ma'syūq (who is

longed for). Some other groups say that "Syawq" is: the embers of a

fire burning in the heart of 'Ᾱsyiq (the yearning) who deny anything

but the tendency towards the loved one; all hearts, all tendencies, all

longings, all desires, and all demands.13

In another case, Syawq is some obtacles which is done by all

senses both physically and mentally to al-Mahbūb (beloved) while

completely closing all desires to those besides Him. Then, Isytiyâq is

Abundance of desires and demands to Him. Both are included among

several important sources to develop anyway. Both of them coincide,

but both of them also give hope.

Literally, Syawq arises from Maabbah, and the result of

Mahabbah is Syawq. The medicine for heart burning by Syawq is

related to the lover. Syawq is the wing of light in the way of Allah.

12

Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,380. 13Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,381.

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When an 'Ᾱsyiq manages to reach a relationship with his lover, then

his Syawq will subside, but his Isytiyāq will increase. After receiving

various gifts, the longing conscience will always ask for more gifts.

Rasulullah ( Peace be upon him) always wandering with 'Isyq on the

horizon of Syawq, and always wandering with Syawq at the pole of

isytiyâq, at all times with new knowledge, new Mahabbah, and with

new spiritual Dzauq. He always begs Allah to be able to relate to Him,

as can be seen in his prayers: "I ask You for visions of Your face and

Syawq (longing) in encounters with You." Thus even the Prophet

asked additional grace again.14

Literally, there are two kinds of yearning for God based on Sufism

literature:

1) The desire to meet God through signs seen in heaven and earth.

This longing felt so close because he felt the grace of God with all

the blessings he had received. So, itsvery influential for humans to

expect a meeting with God.

2) The desire to always be with God because of an irresistible

longing. This second level of feeling is not enough to see and feel

the gift of the universe and all its blessings. So,this longing grows

into an infinite and eternal longing.15

Furthermore, Sufis scholars represented more about the term „Isyq in

his literature. They completes with various level or state of love which

will explain below.

14 Quraish Shihab,Jawabannya adalah Cinta:Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta,47. 15 Djamaluddin Ahmad al-Buny,Menelusuri Taman-Taman Mahabbah

Shufiyyah (Yogyakarta:Mitra Pustaka 2002),36.

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Abū „Ᾱli al-Daqqāq made a different meaning between Syawq

and Isytiyāq. He argues that Syawq is necessary have some meeting

both of humans. Therefore, if both of two couldn‟t meet each other

namely Isytiyāq.16

Thus, Al-Daqqāq made a poems of love :

ما يرجع الطرؼ عنو عند رؤيتو # حت يعود إليو الطرؼ مشتاقا

Another comments come from al-Qusyairī which he listened from

his two teachers, Abu Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī and al-Nasrabadhī

said “basically, all human beings have a syawq level, but hard to

increase into Isytiyāq level. whoever has entered the level of Isytiyāq,

his life has wandered aimlessly, his tracks are invisible and there is no

recognition.”17

I guess that al-Qusyairī had a similar argument with Abu Hasan al-

Daylami which he gave some consediration of „Isyq. Al-Daylamī said

that „Isyq as an affliction of the soul and a malady of the heart which a

must to be avoid.18

According to him,‟Isyq was a highest degree of

love and he expresses it as the boiling of love until it pours over its

outer and inner extremities as for its reality.19

From this case, it will be

16

Al-Qusyairī,al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,380. مسعت الستاذ أبا علي الدقاؽ يفرؽ بػن الشوؽ :اء والرؤية والشتياؽ ل يزوؿ باللقاء.والشتياؽ ويػقوؿ الشوؽ يسكن باللق

17Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah ,380. :مسعت لشيخ أبا عبد الرحن السلمي يػقوؿ

شتياؽ ىاـ فيو حت مسعت النصرأباذي يػقوؿ: للخلق كلهم مقاـ الشوؽ وليس ذلم مقاـ الشتياؽ ومن دخل ف حاؿ ال ل يرى لو أثر ول قرار وقيل: جاء أحد بن حامد السود إىل عبد اللو بن المبارؾ

18 Abu Hasan al-Daylami, „Atf al-Alif al-Ma‟luf „ala Lam al-Ma‟thuf,151.

19 Then, al-Daylami made the ten stations before „Ishq are included: the concord

(Ulfa), the Intimacy (Uns), the affection (Mawadda), love (Mahabbah), the comity

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something reasonable that the term „Ishq was a source of a great

debate among the Scholars.20

Abu Fāris al-Karāmāni21

posed by al-Qusyairī in his Risāla, said

that the hearts of the longing addicts always shine by the light of

Allah. When their longing is moved, the light will shine on heaven and

earth. Thus, Allah showed it to the angels and said “They are my

longing addicts, I testify that my longing exceeds their longing”.22

Then, analyze from Quranic interpretation was saying by Abū

Utsman Sa‟īd Ibn Ismāil al-Hairī.23

He was interpreted Surah al-

„Ankabūt (29):5, said:

و فاف اجل اللو ل وىو السميع العليم ﴾ ت ﴿ من كاف يػرجوا لقاء اللMean: “Whoever should hope for the meeting with Allah - indeed, the

term decreed by Allah is coming. And He is the Hearing, the

Knowing.”24

Ibn Ismail comments about this verse as some warning to all

yearns of God. Which it has meaning “I know that your longing for me

(Khilla), Ardour (Sha‟af), the zeal ( Shaghaf), the devotion (Istihtar), the infatuation

(Walah) and the rapture (Hayman).

20 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,359. 21

Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,95. 22

Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,380. منورة بنور اللو وقاؿ فارس : قلوب ادلشتاقن تعاىل. فإذا ربرؾ اشتياقهم أضاء النور ما بن السماء والرض، فيعرضهم اللو على ادللئكة فيقوؿ : ىؤلء ادلشتاقوف إيل، .أشهدكم أن إليهم أشوؽ

23 Abu Utsman Said Ibn Ismail al-Hairi was live in Nisaphur. He was al-

Karmani and Yahya Ibn Muadz al-Razi‟s friend and life together there. then, he stayed

with Syah al-Karmani under Abu Hafsh al-Haddad‟s teaching. Al-Hairi mairying him

with Abu Hafsh, his daughter. He passed away in 298 H. ( al-Qusyairi, al-Risalah al-

Qusyairiyyah, p.56) 24 Al-Qurān,Surah al-„Ankabūt (29):5.

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is superior, and I speed death up speedly. And near of the death

becomes a straight way for addicts a human who‟s yearning God.”25

C. The Expression of Divine Love (Maḥabbaḥ)

Talking about love, the Qurān and the Hadith have alluded this

topic with a number of language reviews and have several directions

and to the scholars today are still discussing it in some literature. In

Indonesian dictionary, the meaning of love, among others, is love, love

is true, love is very much, enticed (between men and women); eager,

wishing, longing, hard-hearted. Those meaning can be valued as a

synonym / an explanation of love and describes the feelings of the

heart who experiences love, and who the object of love is very fond of

and true love. This also can be seen as his heart is filled with mercy /

affection for his object and at the same time he is captivated by it so

that he always longs and hopes for pleasant things. Before I analyze

the word of love according to Qurān and Hadith and also among

Scholars sayings, let I tell a love (Maḥabbaḥ) which written in all the

dictionaries.

In the Arabic dictionary, love is described among others by the

word حب (hubb) in various forms. From the beginning the word hubb,

has given birth to the word حبب (hababa) which means to describe

white teeth that are radiant and orderly. It is thus juxtaposed with the

word because both have a derivation of meaning in the relationship of

the heart with the preferred object (the relationship between love and

intimacy). Both mean that love implies having a clean, holy, and

25 Al-Qusyairi, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,384.

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beautiful relationship. Besides that, the same word was born from the

word ( hubāb al-mā'), which is the largest portion of water ادلاء حباب

held by one container. In this case, he hinted that love is something

that is supported by a container of lovers.26

Then, from the same root word the word احلباب (al-Habbāb)

was born which means bubbles of water. This implies that love makes

the heart of the lover always warm, longing, surging, and boiling as if

dancing to welcome a loved one even if in fantasy. Next, other experts

mention that the word hubb is derived from the word habb which

means earrings hanging on the ear. Earrings that adorn a woman's ear

in essence always move towards the left and right direction according

to her face moving and never stable.

This implies that love can be overwhelmed by instability. A loving

heart will not always be stable and is always filled with a question

mark that concerns the lover's attitude towards him. The, towards love

habb is similar with the means big vail needed any waters fro fullfill it.

Love are requires a container / heart that is roomy to accommodate

it.27

As I explained on the first chapter, the word hubb is related

with the word habbah which mean a fruit or a seeds. This fruit or seed

has useful seeds. compound words from القلب حبة (habbat al-Qalb) are

interpreted as the recesses of the heart and also a beloved lover. All the

commentaries on the meaning of love, none of it can represent a clear

26 Alī Ibn Hazm al-Andalūsi, Thūq al-Hamāmah fi al-Ulfah wa al-Ullāf,p.18. 27 Alī Ibn Hazm al-Andalūsi, Thūq al-Hamāmah fi al-Ulfah wa al-Ullāf,p.20..

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meaning about the true nature of love. Here we can find out at least the

nature or influence of love itself. Arabic poets often describe the

presence of love by stating:

أتان ىواىا قبل أف أعرؼ اذلوى فصادؼ قلبا خاليا فتمكن

Mean: His love visited me before I knew love, he found an

empty heart so he was steady (in heart).28

Thus, in English, Maḥabbaḥ can be designated with the word love.

Meanwhile, linguists say that the word is taken from Sansekerta lubh

which means desire. Maḥabbaḥ including philosophers, use the eros,

or philia, or eghape words eros usually used in the general public to

describe overflowing desires regarding a desire for love to channel

sexual needs. Far from it, looking at the views of the philosophers

Plato and Socrates, they interpreted love as a desire that leads to

efforts to achieve ultimate beauty. The two philosophers emphasized

that such love has a connection with humans.29

Exactly, i not analyze

further this topic in order to know based on philosophic. I will focus

on Sufis literature here. Furthermore, in this section I will deliver a

word of love which offered to God. Not others.

Allah said in Qurān, Surah al-Māidah (5:54) :

بػهم بقوـ اللو يأتى فسوؼ ايػها الذين امنػوا من يػرتد منكم عن دينو ﴿ ي بػونو حي على اذلة وحيم جياىد الكفرين ىعل اعزة المؤمنن و ول خيافػوف لومة لى و يػؤتيو من وف ف سبيل الل ذلك فضل الل

و واسع عليم ﴾ يشاء والل

28 Alī Ibn Hazm al-Andalūsi, Thūq al-Hamāmah fi al-Ulfah wa al-Ullāf,24. 29 Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta: Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta,.95.

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Mean: “O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from

his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will

love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers,

powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do

not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it

upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.”30

Then, a prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said in a Hadith :

ثػنا قػتادة، عن أنس، عن عبادة بن الصامت، عن النيب ـ، حد ثػنا ها ثػنا حجاج، حد حد من أحب لقاء اللو أحب اللو لقاءه، ومن كره لقاء اللو كره »صلى ا عليو وسلم قاؿ:

وت، قاؿ: « اللو لقاءه ليس ذاؾ، ولكن »قالت عائشة أو بػعض أزواجو: إنا لنكره ادل

وت بشر برضواف اللو وكرامتو، فػليس شيء أحب إليو شلا أمام ؤمن إذا حضره ادل

حب و، فأ ادل

شيء لقاء اللو وأحب اللو لقاءه، وإف الكافر إذا حضر بشر بعذاب اللو وعقوبتو، فػليس عمرو، عن شعبة، اختصره أبو داود، و « أكره إليو شلا أمامو، كره لقاء اللو وكره اللو لقاءه

وقاؿ سعيد، عن قػتادة، عن زرارة، عن سعد، عن عائشة، عن النيب صلى ا عليو 31وسلم.

Both of the evidence above shows that the Quran and Hadith also

have special attention to love, especially delivered love of God. Exactly,

many sufi scholars sayings and argues about this context of love. The state

of the Sufis in recognizing love has merged into the ocean of God's love

، أخبػرنا عبثػر، عن مطرؼ، عن عامر، عن شريح بن ىان 31 ثػنا سعيد بن عمرو الشعثي ئ، عن أب ىريػرة، قاؿ: قاؿ حد، قاؿ: فأتػيت «من أحب لقاء ا، أحب ا لقاءه، ومن كره لقاء ا، كره ا لقاءه »رسوؿ ا صلى ا عليو وسلم:

ـ المؤمن عت أبا ىريػرة يذكر عن رسوؿ ا صلى ا عليو وسلم حديثا إف كاف كذلك، فػق عائشة، فػقلت: يا أ د ن، مساؿ رسوؿ ا صلى ا عليو : ق ىلكنا، فػقالت: إف اذلالك من ىلك بقوؿ رسوؿ ا صلى ا عليو وسلم، وما ذاؾ؟ قاؿ

، وليس منا أحد إل وىو يكره الموت، «من أحب لقاء ا، أحب ا لقاءه، ومن كره لقاء ا، كره ا لقاءه »وسلم: لى ا عليو وسلم، وليس بالذي تذىب إليو، ولكن إذا شخص البصر، وحشرج الصدر، فػقالت: قد قالو رسوؿ ا ص

This .ه لقاء ا، كره ا لقاءه ن كر واقشعر اللد، وتشنجت الصابع، فعند ذلك من أحب لقاء ا، أحب ا لقاءه، وم

also recited in Hadith by Riwaya Muslim in his book Shahih al-Muslim. ( Muslim Ibn

Hajjaj Abu al-Hasan al-Qusyairi, Shahih Muslim, Bairut: Dār al-Ihyā al-Turāts al-„Arabī)

v.5

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after it has been revealed to them a little from the veil of Divine Beauty

and majesty. According to Shaykh Abdul Halīm Mahmūd, author of al-

Tafkīr al-Falsafī fī al-Islām book, he said that Sufis were referred by him

as "aristocratic groups" in relation to God. They are the people who Arif in

taking a special path that not everyone is able to trace it.32

Their understanding and experience cannot be understood by the

community. They are ranked by rank until they reach the station of love.

They are born filled with love because all of their physical acts of love are

removed. The treatment of Sufis is an expression of love. Likewise his

love for God led him to love his creatures whatever and anyone. Sufis

consider us human beings to be called „Iyāl Allah (Allah‟s family).

Meanwhile, the thing that is loved by Allah most is the most beneficial to

His „Iyal.33

Furthermore, such explanations of Sufi scholars who‟s

intended in love literature will determine below.

Al-Qusyairī defined Maḥabbaḥ in his Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah as

“A state that is noble and that state is shown by Allah to his servant. Allah

convey his love to his servant. here it can be seen how Allah attributes

himself by proving that Allah loves his servant, so does a servant attribute

himself by loving his god.”34

Al-Qusyairī also quoted from the scholars

sayings who state that the Maḥabbaḥ is a desire. But the meaning of

Irādah is not always defined by some societies which are not associated

with God. The word Irādah is more specific to humans, not to God. in

fact, God's love for his servant is an object or ability of God to give favors

32

Abdul Halim Mahmud, al-Tafkīr al-Falsafī fī al-Islām,(Mesir Dār al-Ma‟rifah

al-Jami‟iyyah),4. 33

Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta: Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta,90. 34

Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,370. د احلق سبحانو ا ابة ىي حالة شريفة شه(بتو للعبد، فاحلق سبحانو يوصف بأنو حيب العبد، والعبد يوصف بأنو حيب احلق سبحانوللعبد، وأخب عن زل

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that have been specific to his servant. this is like God's mercy, in God has

the nature of giving pleasure. things to know, an al-Rahmah (blessing) is

more specific than al-Irādah (ability). Maḥabbaḥ (love) is more specific

than al-Rahmah (blessing). and the ability of Allah to convey merit,

pleasure to his servant is called al-Rahmah (blessing). and keep in mind

that His ability to draw closer and to position oneself with a high

achievement is called the Maḥabbaḥ.35

Al-Junayd (d.297 H )was asked about divine love, he said "Love is

the inclusion of the nature of the loved one as a substitute for the nature of

the person who loves. This implies that love is based on an

acknowledgment by frequently mentioning the person he loves. More than

that, in his heart he calls the qualities the nature that he loves, sometimes

he even forgets the perfection that exists in his personality or in his

physique.”36 Then, if we wanna see the real of a love may see in one of

arguments Abu „Abdullah al-Qurasyi, he said “the essence of a love is

gives all the things that exist to the person you love until there is not the

least bit left.”37

It can be concluse that love was not proved by saying

many more, it should made many action to get a love of God and his

blessings.

35

Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,370. ( فمحبة احلق سبحانو للعبد إرادتو إلنعاـ ص من الرحة. فإرادة اللو تعاىل لف سلصوص عليو، كما أف رحةه لو إرادة اإلنعاـ، فالرمخى أخص من اإلرادة، وابة أخ

يوصل إىل العبد الثواب واإلنعاـ تسمى رحة. وإرادتو لف خيصو بالقربة والحواؿ العلية تسمى زلبة.(36 Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,370. ( وسئل النيد عن ابة فػقاؿ: دخوؿ

اب أشار ذا إىل استيلء ذكر ابوب حت ل يكوف الغالب على قلب اب صفات ابوب على البدؿ من صفات.إل ذكر صفات ابوب والتغافل بالكلية عن صفات نػفسو واإلحساس ا(

37 Al-Qusyairi al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,370. ) قاؿ أبو عبد اللو القرشي: حقيقة ابة أف هتب كذلك دلن أحببت فل يبقى لك منك شيء(

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However, Abu „Ali al-Daqqāq (465 H/1072 M) said that “ Love is

pleasure, and the position of the place of nature is admiration. of awe will

arise a longing („Isyq). „Isyq is something that has exceeded the limits of

love. Allah is not characterized by this because he does not transgress the

limits, therefore he is not attributed to „Isyq. if all the love of God is

gathered in one servant, the servant does not reach the essence of God's

power. don't say that a servant has exceeded the limits of his love for

God.”38

In order Yahyā Ibn Muadz, when he was asked about the nature of

love he said "The truth of love does not diminish with estrangement, and

does not increase by righteousness, and said not sincere who claimed love

and did not keep its limits.”39

In this case, the nature of love is difficult to give a specific definition

except by knowing the truth of love itself. Furthermore, if love is in the

heart in accordance with the nature and guidance of God, then there is a

role for God. But if on the contrary, then the role is the devil or a lust.

Yahya Ibn Mu‟ādz (258 H/871 M) says that it can be analyzed how

the role of God in the birth of love, which is says in QS.al-Hujurāt (49): 7

which informs that God makes faith as something that is loved and

decorated in the hearts of believers:

38 Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,371. ( مسعت الستاذ أبا علي الدقاؽ رحو اللو

صف بأنو تػعاىل يػقوؿ: ابة لذة ومواضع احلقيقة دىش، ومسعتو يػقوؿ: العشق رلاوزة احلد ف ابة , واحلق سبحانو ل يو جياوز احلد , فل يوصف بالعشق , ولو مجع زلاب اخللق كلهم لشخص واحد مل يبلغ ذلك استحقاؽ قدر احلق سبحانو فل يقاؿ: إف عبدا جاوز احلد ف زلبة اللو تػعاىل فل يوصف احلق سبحانو بأنو يعشق ول العبد ف صفتو سبحانو بأنو

.و إىل وصف احلق سبحانو ل من احلق للعبد ول من العبد للحق سبحانويعشق فنفى العشق ول سبيل ل

39 Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,371. وقاؿ حييي بن معاذ: حقيقة ابة مال .ينقص بالفاء، وقاؿ يزيد بالب، وقاؿ ليس بصادؽ من ادعى زلبتو ومل حيفظ حدوده

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عكم ف كثن من المر لعنتم ولكن اللو حبب ا اف فيكم رسوؿ اللو و ﴿ واعلم لو يطيػدياف وزيػنو ك والعصياف والفسوؽ الكفر اليكم وكره قػلوبكم ف اليكم ال ىم اولى

﴾ الرشدوف Meaning: “And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he

were to obey you in much of the matter, you would be in difficulty, but

Allah has endeared to you the faith and has made it pleasing in your hearts

and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience. Those

are the [rightly] guided.”

On the other hand, Allah insisted that He cast aside love for prophet Musa

AS, in the time of the great Prophet when he was collected from the Nile.

In Surah al-Thāhā (20): 39:

و ف اقذفيو ف التابػوت فاقذفيو ف اليم فػليػلقو اليم بالساحل يأخذه عدو يل وعد ﴿ ا عيين على ولتصنع ە مين زلبة عليك والقيت لو

Meaning: “Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the

river will throw it into the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and

an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would

be brought up under My eye”.

In addition, Qurān told a a relationship of love between the Muhājirin

and the Anṡār, as proof that both of them have a good friendship that it is

in the power of God. Explained in al-Anfāl (8): 63:

عا ما ﴿ والف بػن قػلوم يػ و الفت بػن قػلوم و لوانػفقت ما ف الرض مج لكن اللنػهم ﴾ حكيم عزيػز انو الف بػيػ

Meaning: “And brought together their hearts. If you had spent all that is in

the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together; but Allah

brought them together. Indeed, He is Exalted in Might and Wise.”

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Therefore, the Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him always

prayed and encouraged praying for Allah to establish his heart in the faith

and obedience. It can be found in Surah Alī-„Imrān (3): 8 which sayings:

انك انت الوىاب ﴾ نا بػعد اذ ىديػتػنا وىب لنا من لدنك رحة ﴿ ربػنا ل تزغ قػلوبػ Meaning: "O,Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided

us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower”.

In another case, many prayers that were taught in the context of a

request to be blessed by God of love, such as prayers were given to

Prophet Daud and taught by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon

him). It can be found in Sunan al-Tirmiḍi's book which sayings:

أسئلك حبك وحب من حيبك والعمل الذي يبلغين حبك واجعل حبك أحب اللهم إن .إيل من نفسي وأىلي ومن ادلاء البارد

Meaning: “O God, I ask for Your love and the love of those who love You

and the activities that lead me to Your love. Make your love is more than

myself and my family and from the cool water”. (HR.Tirmiżī).

Seeing from some of the descriptions above, this does not mean

negating the role of humans in efforts to love or maintain love. Maḥabbaḥ

between humans include parents, children, friends, even property. In

Surah al-Taubah ((9): 24) it talks about the objects of love as well as their

ranks. Allah says:

رتكم وامواؿ اقػتػرفػتموىا ﴿ قل اف كاف اباؤكم وابػناؤكم واخوانكم وازواجكم وعشيػ ف وجهاد احب اليكم من اللو ورسولو كسادىا ومسكن تػرضونػهاوذبارة زبشوف

﴾ الفسقن القوـ يػهدى ل واللو بامره اللو يأت حت فػتػربصوا سبيلوMeaning: Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers,

your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce

wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are

more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and jihad in His cause,

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then wait until Allah executes His command. And Allah does not guide

the defiantly disobedient people."

The verse is considered to have explained the Islamic view of the

three sets of love. The highest ranking of love for Allah and the Apostle

(Peace be upon him), then love for humans in their various positions,

followed by the last rank, love for property. Looking at the first rank,

lovers of Allah will be willing to sacrifice his wealth for his family and

sacrifice what he has for the love he has for God. In Surah al-Taubah (9):

24, this does not forbid loving what is called on a level other than Allah.

Al-Qurtūbī (600-671 H / 1204-1273 M) in his commentary explains:

لية دليل على وجوب حب اللو ورسولو، ول خلؼ ف ذلك بػن المة، وأف ذلك وفي ا

ـ على كل زلبوب. وقد مضى ف" آؿ عمراف" عىن زلبة اللو تػعاىل وزلبة رسولو. م « 3»مقد

)وجهاد ف سبيلو فػتػربصوا( صيغتو صيغة أمر ومعناه التػهديد. يػقوؿ: انػتظروا. )حت يأت

40.اللو بأمره(

In al-Qurṭubi's argument explains that in the verse is not an

obligation to negate love for fellow human beings. But this is more

emphasized on the attitude of "putting forward" love to God above all

love. Because of that, in that verse the sentence which means you إليكم أحب

love more. In this context, it can be concluded that if worldly pleasures are

juxtaposed with Divine values, the lover will know how important the

level of love must be favored.

40

Ṣamș al-Din al-Qurtubhi, al-Jāmi‟ Li Ahkām al-Qurān al-Qurtūbi (Kairo: Dār

al-Kutūb al-Mishriyyah 1834 H-1964 M),671.

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D. The Development of Mystical Notion of Maḥabbaḥ in Sufi

Literature

a. Love of Sufi Literature in the Early Period

Before going to the goal explaination, I would like to deliver the

beginning of early Scholars who is extended in love explanation.

Literally, As for one of the scholar‟s reason wrote about love because they

are fully aware that “love or romance” is a nature or an instinct. He was

created and decorated by God in every living creature through which calm

and happiness will be achieved. In the context of caring for and nurturing

love that is why the religion of Islam through Rasulullah peace be upon

him, among others, allows couples to "lie" or seduce them with flirty

flirting with their partners. Realizing the role of love that is so great the

benefits and happiness obtained from him, it is not uncommon for scholars

to start his book on love and romance by offering thanksgiving to God

who bestows and approves that love.41

So, I will explain part of works

here.

Firstly, Ibn Hazm „Ali Ibn Ahmad (994-1064 M)42

was popular

among Arabs as a productive cleric who contributed to writing love poems

even in the form of works. One of his works is Thauq al-Hamāmah fi al-

Ulfat wa al-Ullāf which means (Merpati Necklace: Description of

Harmony and Harmony). This book is Ibn Hazm's response to the

response of his friend, an expert in Islamic law. Even more unique, he also

41 Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta: Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta (Ciputat: Lentera Hati 2019),2. 42 His full name is Ali Ibn Ahmad Ibn Said Ibn Hazm Ibn Ghalib Ibn Salih Ibn

Khalaf Ibn Ma'dan Ibn Sufyan. He was born on November 7, 994 AD to coincide with

the month of Ramadan 384 H in Cordiva, Spain. One of the teachers was Abu al-Qasim

Abd al-Rahman Ibn Abi Yazid alMisri (d.410 H). he studied Hadith in Abu al-Qasim a

lot. In addition, he also gained a lot of knowledge from several influential scholars in his

time such as Ibn Abdu al-Barr al-Maliki and Abdullah al-Azdi (d.403 H).

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poured his anxiety because left by the woman he loved. Therefore, this

book is very popular among teenagers because the language is practical

and easy to understand.43

Secondly, Ibn al-Jauzī (d.1210 M)44

a Muslim jurist in Hanbalī.

Through his work Dzam al-Hawā (Reproach of love / lust) has the same

object that he wrote this book based on the request of a sufferer of love

according to which complaints of sufferers make him rise and enthusiasm

in writing about the beauty and danger in love. In his book, he wrote a

number of pilgrims and his explanation quoted from several famous

scholars of Shiites. When I read this book, I did not understand well,

because of the language requires the sharpness of thought and the need

for understanding Balaghah and Qāfiyah Sciences.

Thirdly, Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah (1292-1350 AD)45

in his book

Raudhat al-Muhibbīn wa Nuzhat al-Musytaqīn (Garden of Lovers and

Passengers of the yearns), with the phrase below: احلمد للو الذي جعل ابة إىل

46خلضوع لو على صدؽ ابةالظفر بابوب سبيل ونصب طاعتو وا . Which has a meaning

43 Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta: Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta,3. 44 His full name Abu alfarraj Jamaluddin Abdurrahman Ibn Abi al-Hasan Ali ibn

Muhammad Ibn Ali b. Abdullah b. Abdullah b. Muhammad ibn Ahmad b. Muhammad b.

Ja‟far b. Al-jauzi Abdullah b. Qasim b. Muhammad Ibn Abu Bakar al-Siddiq al-Quraisyi

al-Tami al-Bakri al-Bakri al-Bakri Baghdadi al-Hanbali. A lot of historians was differ on

the year of Ibn al-Jauzi's birth. A few scholars said ,he was born in 508 H, 511 H, and

some scholars say in 511 H. he was born in the city of Darbul Habib, Baghdad. 45 His full name Abu Abdillah Syamsuddin Muhammad bin Abu Bakr bin

Ayyub b Sa'ad bin Haris b Makki Zainuddin az-Zura'I ad-Dimasyqi al-Hanbali. Which is

more famous by calling Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jauziyah. Ibn al-Qayyim traveled to another

central of the world exactly took many knowledge from many Islamic religious teachers.

He has religious families and have many virtues. His father, Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub az-

Zura'i he was a caregiver at al-Madrasah al-Jauziyah. This is where al-Imam Ibn al-

Qayyim studied under the guidance of his father and in his scientific and safe direction. 46 Ibn Qayyim al-Jauziyyah, Raudhat al-Muhibbin wa Nuzhat al-Musytaq(

Yaman: Dar „Alim al-Fawaid 431 H),41,1.

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“Praise be to Allah for making love reach for the loved one as a way

(towards Him). He establishes obedience and submission to Him for the

sincerity of love as evidence (obedient to Him).”

His book has many experts as one of the most perfect books

talking about various love in Arabic. Furthermore, his commentary is

complemented by the Hadith of the Prophet, the history of the

Companions of the Prophet, and several groups thereafter from some love

stories of honorable people. Although some of the traditions he quoted has

the values Dhaif, but Ibn Qayyim quoted them as not a legal basis. Ibn

Qayyim explained to readers that love was not quoted only in the Quran,

the hadith also talks about love which has a very broad discussion.47

Then, a famous scholar, Ibn Abī Hajlah al-Tilmīsani (1325-1375

M). He began in his book by compiled many poems of love. His famous

book is Daiwān al-Ṣabābah. He wrote: احلمد للو الذي جعل للعاشقن بأحكاـ

ب من يهوونوالغراـ رضا وحبب إليهم ادلوت ف ح .48 Which has a meaning “Praise

be to Allah for making the rule of law for lovers a pleasure for Him.

(Praise be to Allah) that made them willing to die for the love of their

loved ones”. He also wrote a collection of poems that can be concluded

that lovers who hold love make them like dry grass and suffer from

terrible romance. Some of them died and others waited for their fate to be

killed or killed, happy or miserable.

47 Quraish Shihab, Jawabannya adalah Cinta: Wawasan Islam tentang Aneka

Objek Cinta,20. 48 Ibn Hajlah al-Tilmisani, Daiwan al-Shabābah (Iskandaria:Dar al-Ma‟arif

1998 H),55.

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Generally, many works of previous scholars who wrote about love or

romanticism in human life. At the end, it can be concluded that the

scholars who are very authoritative and diligent in worship do not move or

forget nature or nature itself, which is called love. The scholars know very

well what will happen to society in the future and realize that love will

continue to develop and the discussion is very broad. Because, love is one

of the main causes of the crisis faced by humanity generally regarding

love in life.

First of all, the despite extensive discussion of love in Sufism,

there has been no detailed examination of the precise manner in which the

teachings on love from the early Sufi tradition (spanning from the second

into fifth Islamic centuries) influenced later developments. In the early

period, the majority of teachings on love are contained in poems and brief

statements that focus upon the human love for God, within also there is an

duality between human lover and the divine beloved.them in the early

sixth/twelfth century love comes to be discussed as the divine assence

beyond all duality. Its because the marks of beginning of what some

scholars have called “the path of love” or “the school of love”.49

Then, this school is not a direct succession of Sufi initiates marked by a

definitive spiritual genealogy called it the Sufi orders (Ṭarīqa), rather it is

some trending within Sufi thought in all aspects of creation and spiritual

aspiration are presented in an imaginal language fired by love.50

Its similar

with the observation of Seyyed Omid Safi51

, said “ The path of love it can

49 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,346. 50 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,346. 51 Omid Safi is a prominent Muslim public intellectual. He is the Director of the

Duke Center for Islamic Studies. The Duke Islamic Studies Center is one of the leading

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be described as a loosely affiliated group of Sufi mystics and poets who

throughout the centuries have propogated a highly nuanced teaching and

focused on passionate love („Isyq).52

So, this manner of envisioning love was differ comes from the

early Sufi tradition. as my explaining on the first chapter, many Sufi texts

reveal on going debate about the nature of love. But however, that

explanation is not certain in this term, it will explain soon. Literally, this

term will lay the foundation by contrasting the teachings of love in later

Sufi tradition classifically the Sufi from earlier period. The first Sufi text

in which a full metaphysics of love expressed by the masterful of al-

Ghazali (d.517/1126 H /-520/1111 M). He is the younger brother of the

famous scholar, Abu Hamid al-Ghazāli (d.505/1111 M).53

Both of them has pleasure in learning and intelligence that is very

worldwide.Abu Hamid had a distinguished career in the jurisprudence

(Fiqh) and theology (Kalām). He was recognized as one of the most

influential thinkers in Islamic History. And then, Ahmad was devoted

institutions for research on Islam and promoting publicly accessible scholarships about

Islam and the Muslim community throughout the world. Omid is a professor of Islamic

Studies, and specializes in contemporary Islamic thought and Islamic spirituality. He is

Chairperson for the Islamic Mysticism group at the American Academy of Religion, the

largest international organization dedicated to the academic study of religion. Omid is an

award winning teacher and speaker, and has been nominated ten times for this year's

professor award at Duke University, University of North Carolina, and Colgate

University. 52 Seyyed Omid Safi,The Path of Sufi Love in Iran and India (New Lebanon:

NY Omega Publications 2001),224. 53

Al-Ghazali was born in the city of Ghazal, Persia. His full name is Muhammad

bin Muhammad al-Ghazali. He became one of the centers of knowledge, al-Ghazali

began to seek knowledge from famous scholars who were there. With his intelligence, al-

Ghazali was well-known in religious matters.That was what made al-Imam al-Haramain

al-Juwaini, who at that time was a professor at Nizhamiyah University, gave al-Ghazali

the confidence to help him teach there. After soon, he even replaced al-Imam al-

Haramain who led the school which produced many international-caliber scholars in his

day.

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himself to the Sufi path. He is focusing himself with all of the efforts upon

the purification of the heart through spiritual realization. Talking about the

Peace be upon himanih, according to some written in Persian in the year

508/1114 M, they present all reality of love („Isyq), then, the complex

interrelations of loverness (Ᾱshiq) and belovedness (Ma‟shūq). Both of

which are said to be derived from love and ultimately return to this eternal

point of origin.54

Then, all phases of the descent of creation and the spiritual ascent

of the human being are thus seen as phases of love. Among the scholars

which arehas envisaged the spiritual path as degrees of love are Ahmad al-

Ġazāli (d.520/1111 M) as previous Sufis, then al-Balkhi (d.194/810 M)55

,

al-Daylamī56

, al-Hallāj (d.309/922)57

, al-Makkī (d.386/966)58

and etc.

54 Joseph.E.Lumbard, Ahmad al-Ghazali Remembrance and the Metaphysics of

Love (Yale University PhD thesis 2003),152. 55 His full name is Syaqiq b.Ibrahim al-Azdi. Al-Balkhi is the name of his

birthplace, a very famous Sufi village. he was a prominent Sufi in the Khurasan region.

he is a teacher from Hatim al-Asham. al-Sulami said that he was a Sufi in the Khurasan

region who first spoke about Maqam and Ahwal. al-Sulami said in his book Thabaqat al-

Sufiyah, al-Balkhi once said. there are 3 things that are feared by a wise person. first,

always feeling afraid of the sin that has been committed, second, realizing that he does

not know something that will happen to him because it is God's secret. third, he is always

worried about the consequences that will happen to him. (Khalilurrahman, Membersihkan

Nama Ibn al-Arabi: Kajian Komprehensif Rasulullah (Jakarta:Nurul Hikmah Press

2018),56. 56 Some scholars said that his full name is Hassan ibn Abi al-Hasan ibn

Muhammad al-Dailami, and that Muhammad is the name of his grandfather. Others said

that he was al-Hasan ibn Abi al-Hasan, Muhammad al-Dailami, and they put Muhammad

as his father's name and made his nickname Abu al-Hasan. Some scholars have

researched this issue in detail, and regardless of what was said, the correct view is that

Muhammad is the name of his grandfather and not his father and his correct name is

Hassan ibn Abi al-Hasan al-Dailami. (source from Maktabah al-Syamilah) 57 Hallaj is the first authoritative translation of the Arabic poetry of Husayn ibn

Mansur al-Hallaj, an early Sufi mystic. Despite his execution in Baghdad in 922 and the

subsequent suppression of his work, Hallaj left an enduring literary and spiritual legacy

that continues to inspire readers around the world. In Hallaj, Carl W. Ernst offers a

definitive collection of 117 of Hallaj‟s poems expertly translated for contemporary

readers interested in Middle Eastern and Sufi poetry and spirituality.Ernst‟s fresh and

direct translations reveal Hallaj‟s wide range of themes and genres, from courtly love

poems to metaphysical reflections on union with God. In a fascinating introduction, Ernst

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Both of Sufi scholars above, Ahmad al-Ghazāli (d.520/1111) made some

revolutionary by moving in Sufi thought by placing love at the centre of

metaphysics.59

Furthermore, the poetry of such famous Sufi figures are

Rabī‟ah al-„Adawiyyah (d.185-801), Dhu al-Nūn al-Misrī (d.243/857 )60

are appear to indicate a centrality of love and similar to expreseed by

Ahmad al-Ghazāli. Such the poems of Sufi above are emphasize a human

love for God and it has an absolute thing and not making a love which is

the absolute it self.61

Firstly, Ahmad al-Ghazāli (d.520/1111M), he made „Isyq as the

center of some intellectual discourse on the nature of reality and the stages

traces Hallaj‟s dramatic story within classical Islamic civilization and early Arabic Sufi

poetry. Setting himself apart by revealing Sufi secrets to the world, Hallaj was both

celebrated and condemned for declaring: “I am the Truth.” ( Husayn b.Mansur al-Hallaj,

Hallaj Poems of a Sufi Master: Translated from the Arabic by Cael W.Enst

(America:Northweten University Press 2018),7. 58 His full name is Muhammad b.Athiyyah al-Harithi Abu Talib al-Makki, he

has an own famous book namely Qūt al-Qulūb its fullfiled by producing a valuable

treatise on Sufi doctrine and practice. He was born in the Jabal area. Actually, I don‟t

found his exact bplace of birth. But according to Yaqut, the name of Jabal was applied to

some area which included a number of provinces (A‟māl). Generally the name of Jabal

was applied from the vast territory between Isfahan, Zanjan, Qizwin, Hamadan, and

including Rayy. Al-Sulami wrote in his book Thabaqat al-Shufiyya that al-Makki was a

number of Sufis from this area and called him as Mashayikh al-Jabal. ( M.AM.Sukhri,

Journal of Islamic Studies, (Islamic Research Institute: International Islamic University

of Islamic Abad, vol.28,numb.2, year 1998) 59

Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,348. 60 Dzun-Nun Al-Mishri was a great Sufi figure in the third century Hijri. He,

who had the full name Abu Al-Faidh Tsauban bin Ibrahim Al-Mishri, was born in

Akhmim, an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile and the highlands of Egypt, in 796

AD (180 H). "Al-Mishri" in the last name Dzun-Nun means "Egyptian", is a call or title

to him from people who indeed come from non-Egyptians. He studied, taught, traveled

and made many trips in various regions in the Arabian Peninsula, the Maghreb, Palestine

and Syria (Baghdad). One of his students was Sahl Al-Tustari, a Persian Sufi who

introduced the treasury about Nur Muhammad (The Nature of Muhammadiyah) in the

world of Sufism. Dzun-Nun Al-Mishri added many paths to Allah and had a very deep

understanding of the concept of ma'rifat (knowing God). What he was aiming for was

"loving God, hating the least, obeying the command line that was sent down, and fearing

he would be turned away." 61 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,349.

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of the Sufi path. And however, it is about discussing all aspects of creation

and the spiritual wayfaring in terms of „Isyq. Exactly, Ahmad al-Ghazāli

used „Isyq as the center of an intellectual discourse under the reality of

divine love also it‟s a stage for the Sufi path. According to him, beside

many discusses about „Isyq , he argues that love as the essence of God and

also the substance from which all else is woven. He divided love into two

aspects, first, see the love from the ontological and soteorigical

relationship with the God. Second, see from the path of descent and the

path of ascent.62

Secondly, Shaqīq al-Balkhī. He is the earliest extened of love in

Sufi and has an own book namely Ᾱdab al-„Ibādat (The Comportment of

Worshippers).63

Spesifically, according to him, the highest and the noblest

way station is that of love, which is for those whose hearts God has

strengthened with the sincere certainty, who are purified of sins and free

from the flaws. He said that the loght of love overcomes without being

separated from the light of Zuhd, Khawf, and Shawq.64

Everyone has a

heart and a fire, and someday the heart will forgets the desire and fear that

was in it because the heart was fully with love and desire only for God.

Thirdly, Abū Hasan al-Daylami, one of the scholars who has many

theories of love in the early medieval period. By his famous work and

62 Ahmad al-Ghazali, al-Tajrīd fi Kalimat al-Tawhīd (Cairo: Sharikat Maktaba

wa Matba‟ Mustafa al-Babi al-Halabi 1386),41. 63 Shaqiq Balkhi, Adab al-Ibadat, (Bairut: Dār al-Mahriq 1982),1,17. 64 Imam al-Qusyairī said in his book, Risalāh al-Qusyairiyyah, he took a hadith

which comes from Sufyan al-Tsaurī, he said : الزىد ف الدنيا قصر المل ليس بأكل الغليظ ول يلبس

: then the meaning Khauf he quoted from Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī, he said ,العباء

ؼ سوط اللو يقوـ بو الشاردين عن بابواخلو , then the last is Shawq, al-Qusyairī took from Ali

b.Ahmad b.‟Abdan al-Ahwazi, he said that Shawq is إىتياج القلوب إىل لقاء ابوب وعلى قدر ابة (Al-Qusyairī, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyyah,381) .يكوف الشوؽ

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monumental namely „Atf al-Alif al-Ma‟lūf „Ala l-lam al-Ma‟ṭūf. Thus, al-

Daylami transmits many important theories of love among Sufis,

Philosophers, Theologians scholars, and among the poems. Al-Daylami‟s

contribution in this book that is to provide exposure to the controversies

regarding of the understanding of love in this period. It is similar with al-

Daylami‟s writing in an introduction of his book and I concluse that “Love

to be the most renowned and the highest state among both of commoners

and the elite, an ignorant and the knowledgebale, the noble and the lowly,

the esteemed and the abased. the reason is the obsicurity has increased, its

falsification has been magnified, and corruption of it has appeared among

its people through the adulteration of those who aldurate and the

classification of those whom clay about it. So it is the truth has been

hidden in its falsity,its beauty in its uglinesss, and its reality in it metaphor

(Majāz), and cannot to be distinguished from other.”65

Beside discussing of love, he also reveals an underlying

controversies of regarding the most central to the Persian love tradition

namely „Isyq. He argues that love and „Isyq are given to considering „Isyq

as an affliction of the soul and malady of the heart that is to be avoided.66

It is similar with Lois Anita Giffen that the term „Isyq was a source of

great debate among the poems (Udabā), Fiqh scholars (Fuqahā), and the

„Ulama (Scholars).67

Talking about his argument of love, al-Daylamī

presents an eleven step path of love which culminates in „Isyq. So, in the

beginning of the discussion he writes: “Love has a name derived from its

level and degrees that vary in expression, while the reality is one.

65 Al-Daylami, „Atf āl-Alif al-Ma‟luf Ala al-Lam al-Ma‟tuf,(Bairut: Dar al-Kutub

1989),5. 66 Al-Daylami, „Atf al-Alif al-Ma‟luf Ala al-Lam al-Ma‟tūf,5. 67 Louis Anita Giffen, Theory of Profane Love among The Arabs: The

Development of The Genre (Newyork: Newyork University Press 1972),12.

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Then, al-Husaym Ibn Mansur al-Hallaj, he argues that love of this

world is from the effects of his principal love (Maḥabbaḥ al-Ashliyya)

which was the first thing produced from the real, its come from which

issuedall that is in the worlds, the lower and the upper, and also the divine

and the natural. Al-Hallāj describes the manner in which the real

interacted with attribute of the word „Isyq in pre-temporality, also

addressing it through all the other attributes, and then proceeds to do the

same with each of the attributes. Besides, he argues that Isyq is an

attributes that comprise many realities (Ma‟ani). With a lot of his

contribution, al-Dailamī claims that al-Hallāj is an unique among Sufi

Dhaykhs in maintaining this position. Al-Dailamī said “ Al-Husayn Ibn

Mansur called al-Hallaj is separate from the rest of the Shaykhs in this

claim. He separates that he indicated that love is an attribute among the

attributes of the essence in all respect and wherever it is some manifest.”68

Indeed, many famous verses of al-Hallāj‟s poetry to support this

same position:

I am the one who yearns, and the one who yearns is me

We are two spirits in one body

Since the time we made the part of yearning

Examples have been struck for people through us.

So if you see me… you see Him

And if you see Him, you see us.

And, I Peace be upon him my Lord with the eye of my heart.

68 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,359.

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I said who are you, He said you.69

b. Love of Sufi Literature in the Middle Periode

Examining of teachings on love further from many Sufi‟s

perspective, such as Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri (d.295/908), Rabī‟ah al-

„Adawiyyah, Dhu al-Nūn al-Miṡrī, Abu Yazīd al-Busṭami (d.261/875)

and then Abu Bakr al-Ṣibli was demonstrated by Abu al-Hasan al-

Daylamī as a central theme of early Sufi discourse. Literally, this term

will focus to the presentation of love in the central texts. So, it is

important to bear the opposition to some Sufi ideas when examining

the theories of love. Such as al-Daylami‟s revealed that love was a

topic of much debate among the Sufis. Especially when represented

about the term Isyq according to the early Sufism it be a controversial.

However, the understanding on love from the early Sufism is quite

different from the Sufi‟s love tradition which began in the early

sixth/twelfth century, in nonetheless alludes to the presence of ideas

similar to those which arose in later centuries. The Sufis scholars from

the middle period are Abu Nasr al-Sarrāj al-Tūsi with his own book al-

Luma‟, then Abu Ṭalib al-Makkī with his own book Qūt al-Qulūb fī

Mu‟āmalat al-Mahbūb, so Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad al-Kalābadhi

with his own book Kitab al-Ta‟āruf li al-Mażhab Ahl al-Tasawwuf,

then the famous book on love among various scholar is al-Qusyairi‟s

Risala al-Qusyairiyya, al-Hujwiri with his own book, Kashf al-

Mahjub, and the last Abu Hamid al-Ghazali by his own book Kitab al-

69 Al-Husayn b.Mansur al-Hallaj, Diwan al-Hallaj, (Bairut: Dar al-Sadir

1998),65.

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Mahabba. More explanation about they thought on love will present

below.70

Firstly, Abu Nasr al-Sarrāj al-Tūsi71

, he argues that al-

Mahabbah has the third states (Hal) from the eleven states. But

however, i will explain spesifically on al-Mahabbah. Al-Sarrāj

recognizes three levels of Mahabba, the first is Mahabba al-„Awwām

(Love on general public). It is the devotion of the heart in praising the

beloved and preffering to follow Him and to be in one agreement with

Him.72

Then, the second level is the love of “the truthful” (al-Ṣādiqūn)

and its similar with “the verifiers” (al-Muhaqqiqūn). This level was

born of considering the God richness, the magnamimity, the greatness,

the knowledge, and the power. In the same text, al-Sarraj said that this

level is the stage characterized by al-Nūri as the rending of overs and

the uncovering of secrets.73

Then, the third level of love according to al-Sarrāj is “the sincere”

(Al-Ṣiddiqūn) or its similar with the gnostics. This third level was born

from considering their gnosis of the pre-temporality (al-Qadīm) of the

love of God without secondary causes. Likewise, He loves them

without the secondary causes or without no intermediary. In this third

70 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,p.364. 71

His full name is Abu Nasr 'Abdullah bin' Ali al-Sarraj al-Tusi (378H). It is

understood from this place that he came from Tusi, Azerbaijan, the eastern region of a

fertile Islamic country with knowledge. From this region and surrounding areas such as

Samarqand gave birth to many Hadith figures such as Bukhari, Tirmidzi and Nasa`i,

usuluddin science figures such as Maturidi and Sufi figures such as Abu Nasr al-Sarraj

himself, Al-Hujwiri and Imam Al-Ghazali. Apart from the addition of names to Al-Sarraj

al-Tusi, Abu Nasr al-Sarraj was held as `Tawus al-Fuqara. One of his famous work is al-

Luma. It‟s taPeace be upon himuf book which is he combined between Sufism and

Sharia. 72

Abu Nasr al-Sarraj al-Tusi, Kitab al-Luma‟ (Cairo: Dar al-Kutub al-Hadithiyya

1970),87. 73

Al-Qusyairi, al-Risalah al-Qusyairiyyah fi Ilm al- Tasawwuf, 332.

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level, al-Sarrāj take the quote from Dhu al-Nūn al-Misrī by his saying

that “The pure love (Hubb) of God is when you love and it falls from

the heart you would to express that there is no love and all things are

through God and to God is the one we love.”74

Thus, secondly, Abu Ṭālib al-Makki (d.386/996M) with his own

famous book Qūt al-Qulūb Fī Muāmalāt al-Mahbūb wa Wa Tarīq al-

Murīd Ilā Maqām al-Tawhīd (The nourishment of hearts regarding

acts towards the beloved and the description of the path of the seeker

to the station of unity). Al-Makki‟s book was compiled by him and

employs the extensive citations from Quran and Hadith to establish the

orthodoxy of its content.75

Furthermore, al-Makkī takes a position to

regarding love alluded to some parts of al-Daylami‟s „Atf al-Ᾱlif. He

states “for everyone who has the faith in God, he loves God. So, the

love is according to his faith and the unveiling of witnessing Him and

the self disclosure of the Beloved.76

This statement also included in

Qurān (al-Baqarah 2:165), sayings:

بػونػهم كحب اللو و اندادا حي والذين ﴿ ومن الناس من يػتخذ من دوف اللوة للو اف الق ا اذ يػروف العذاب ولو يػرى الذين ظلمو ا اشد حبا للو امنػو

عا يػ واف اللو شديد العذاب ﴾ مج Meaning : “And [yet], among the people are those who take other

than Allah as equals [to Him]. They love them as they [should] love

Allah. But those who believe are stronger in love for Allah. And if

only they who have wronged would consider [that] when they see the

74 Abu Nasr al-Sarraj al-Tusi, Kitab al-Luma‟ ,p.87. 75 Abu Talib Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Atiyya alMakki, Qūt al-Qulūb Fi

Muamalāt al-Mahbūb wa Wasf Tarīq al-Murīd Ila Maqām al-Tawhīd (Bairut: Dar al-

Kutub al-„Ilmiyya 1997) v.2 p.83. 76 Al-Makki, Qūt al-Qulūb Fi Muamalāt al-Mahbūb wa Wasf Tarīq al-Murīd Ila

Maqām al-Tawhīd, v.2 p.85.

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punishment, [they will be certain] that all power belongs to Allah and

that Allah is severe in punishment.”

According to al-Makkī, this verse of love is some correspondens to

the heart (Qalb) which has both an inner cavity and outer cavity. The

outer cabity is include the locus of Islam which is al-Makkī state that

this term included the term Fu‟ad, not Qalb. Then, the inner cavity is

the source of the outer cavity and it is the heart it self (Qalb) which is

the locus of faith. Also al-Makkī claims that many people loves God

with the entire of heart.so, when someone loves with his entire of the

heart, the faith has entered the inner region of the heart (Batīn al-

Qalb). Although al-Makkī see the love as the highest level of all

station and sees the love as fullness faith and the completion of Tawhid

and his arguments of love was taken from al-Ghazālī and other

generation on love.77

According to Ahmad al-Ghazālī, al-Makki‟s remains on the

level of the lover („Ashiq) who yearns for the beloved (Ma‟ṡuq). Al-

Ghazālī states that a difference above enough to make some apparent

the concept of love but had no influence upon him. Based on my

understanding, Al-Ghazālī sees the whole path as degrees of love like

al-Daylami, and the whole path as degrees of love like al-Hallāj, and

al-Makki sees the path as degrees and the station of certainty (Yaqīn).

So, love according to him being the foremost among these stages.78

Thirdly, Abu Bakr Ibn Muhammad al-Kalābadhi, his own book

Kitab al-Ta‟arruf li Mażhab Ahl al-Tasawwuf. This book was defend to

77 Al-Makki, Qūt al-Qulūb Fi Muamalāt al-Mahbūb wa Wasf Tarīq al-Murīd Ila

Maqām al-Tawhīd, 2,88. 78 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,369.

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the orthodoxy of Sufism. A.J.Arberry argues that al-Kalabadhi made some

bridge between orthodox theology and Sufism which the execution of al-

Hallaj had greatly widened and he quotes verbally from the creed al-Fiqh

al-Akbar‟s book which falsely ascribed to Abū Hanifah.79

Alexander

Knysh also comments to al-Kalabadhi that he was apart from al-Sulami

and al-Qusyairī who were adherents of al-Shafi‟I‟s school and Ash‟ari

theological position.80

In this statement proved that al-Kalābadhi was

centred in Bukhara, while in the fact he was far from the line of Sufi

traditions in Baghdād and Khurasān. Exactly, al-Kalābadhi has an

excellent knowledge of both traditions and mosthis citations from them.81

Analyzing al-Kalabadhi‟s treatment of Mahabbah, he does not make a

clear distinction between states and stations. As explaining in his book, al-

Ta‟arruf, the discussion on love which come after state union (Wishal) and

before “disengaging and isolation” but does not seem to have any

particular relation to either. According to my mind, its so hard to define

the relationship between love and the other spiritual degrees on al-

Kalabadhi‟s statement. In another side, he wrote a book by the title “The

Sciences of the Sufis, the Sciences of States”. He analyse the state and the

stations in the thirty first chapter. Another side, he argues that “Sufi is one

who expresses his station and articulates the knowledge of his state”.82

Then, the next scholar who‟s extended in Sufis litearure especially

Mahabba (love) is Abu al-Qāsim Abd al-Karīm Ibn Hawāzin al-Qusyairī,

has a famous book namely Risalah al-Qusyairiyyah Interpreting about

79 A.J.Arberry,Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam,(Leiden:E.J.Brill 2000) p.210 80 Alexander Knysh, Islamic Mysticism: A Short Introduction (Leiden: E.J.Brill

2000),123. 81 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,370. 82 Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Ishaq al-Kalabadhi, al-Taarruf li al-Madhhab Ahl

al-Tasawwuf (Bairut:Dar al-Kutub al-„Ilmiyya 1413/1993),106.

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love (Mahabbah), al-Makkī, al-Sarrāj, and al-Kalābadhī used the word

“love” as Mahabbah. But when we see al-Qusyairi‟s own book he

delivered a word „Isyq because he re-introduced into the discussion of

love.83

In his Risala he made a clear distinction between the states and

stations. Its different with al-Sarraj which is doesn‟t list a state as degress

after the station. Meanwhile, al-Qusyairi provides a list of nine states and

stations which are beginning with the repentance (Tawba) and ending with

the Audition (Sama‟).84

Actually, al-Qusyairī talked about love in his Risālah has no specific

orientation. He argues that love as an expression for God‟s desire to draw

his servant near to Him. Thus, before he made some state about love, al-

Qusyairi as the early Sufism took a word „Isyq as the similar word with

Mahabba. So, nonetheless, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyya today is the

importance central for examining the history of the term „Isyq.

Furthermore, al-Qusyairī writes in his Risala was heard from his teacher,

al-Daqqaq, he said;

“ Isyq is the execeeding limit in love (mahabba), but in the fact it is

not described the word of love. If the feeling of loves are united in one

person, it would not reach the measure (love) due to God. So, hopefully

forbid to say that a servant has exceede the limit in the love of God. The

word Isyq defined as negated and no describe the similar word with

Mahabba, neither from the real toward the servant, and also nor from the

servant toward the real.”85

83 Al-Qusyairi, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyya,328. 84 Abu Bakr Muhammad b.Ishaq al-Kalabadhi, al-Ta‟arruf li al-Madhhab Ahl

al-Tasawwuf, 106. 85 Al-Qusyairi, al-Risālah al-Qusyairiyya, p.330.

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That‟s passage identified that although many people said a word „Isyq are

preserved from the early Sufi communities, but the important thing here

anybody are permissible to say Isyq for God or God has some „Isyq to the

man. Both of words are similarity and ability to says in one subject. This

position expressed by al-Hallaj into three positions of later love tradition.

firstly, God; the real can be described by „Isyq, secondly, humans have

„Isyq for God, and the last God has „Isyq for humans.

Then, the next Sufi scholar in the middle period is Ali Ibn Uṭsman al-

Hujwirī (d.465/1073 M or 469/1077 H).86

He has a famous work namely

Kashf al-Mahjūb87

(The Unveiling of The Eveiled) and it is the first Sufi‟s

handbook written in Persian language. In the same literature, al-Hujwiri

has as similar with al-Qusyairī, al-Kalābadhi, and then al-Sarrāj which are

has a similar position to discuss about the divine of love. Discussing about

love according to al-Hujwirī, it has two kinds of love which are being love

to each other and love to the unlike object of his love. Then, he analyze

the human‟s love to the God include two kinds there are those who love

love to the benefactor due to his beneficience and those are so enraptured

by love that they reckon all favours as a veil.88

Throughout al-Hujwirī, he said that no one the text of early Sufism

have fully expressed to understand of love as it existed among certain

components of the early Sufi community. According to al-Hujwirī, he has

86 Al-Hujwiri was a Persian Sufi from the Ghaza area, now changes by

Afghanistan. Literally, he studied about Sufism under teaching Abu al-Fadl al-Khuttali

through whom he linked to the circle of al-Shibli and al-Junayd in Baghdad. Meanwhile,

he travelled to Iraq and studied more to the Syuyukh which are mentioned above. 87 Kashf al-Mahjub is the earliest Sufi handbook was there in Persian. But the

important thing to know is that the earliest extant treatise on Persian Sufism is Abu

Ibrahim Ismail b.Muhammad Mustamli with his own book Tarruf li Mdhhabi TaPeace be

upon himwuf. 88 RA.Nicholson, Kashf al-Mahjub of al-Hujwiri: The Oldest Persian Treatise

on Sufism, (London: Lucaz&Co 1911),308.

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similar perception to provide an extensive discussion of love. Both of

them also debate regarding rhe use of the term „Isyq. Al-Hujwiri argues

that “since „Isyq implies a passing beyond the limits, it cannot apply to

man‟s love of God either.”89

In another text, al-Hujwiri made some conclusion that analyze about

the controversy with al-Daqqāq, said, “ discussing about the „Isyq, its can

be interprate to many things. Firstly, its explain that „Isyq is the attribute

of one debarred from the beloved. Someone was debarred from the God,

but exactly, it is not allow to say that God is debarred from a man.

Therefore, the sentence of “a man has „Isyq for God” is permissible, on the

contrary a sentence “God has „Isyq for man” exactly not permissible.90

That‟s all the clear conclusion of al-Hujwiri‟s argument about a love.

Here we see the last literature text in early Sufism period is Abu

Hamid al-Ghazālī with the one of famous work Kitāb al-Mahabbah wa

al-Shawq wa Al-Uns wa Al-Ridhā (The book of love, desire, and

contentment). The book was oldest than Ihyā ‟Ulūm al-Dīn which is

talking about the treatment of love among those surveyed here. Al-Ghazali

states one of the definition love which explained in below:

“Love for God is the ultimate aim among the stations and the highest

summit among the degrees. So, there will not stations beyond the

perception (Idrak) of love except there are some consequence and effects,

such as a desire (Shawq), the intimacy (Uns), the contentment (Ridla), and

89 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,375. 90 RA.Nicholson, Kashf al-Mahjub of al-Hujwiri: The Oldest Persian Treatise

on Sufism,310.

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etc. and then, there is no some station before presenting a love such as

repentance (Tawba), patience (Sabr), asceticism (Zuhd), and another”.91

From the argument above, al-Ghazali also argues that some scholars

claims that a love could not be reached except being loving each other. He

also comment “ when they deny a love, they deny the intimacy, the desire,

and the delight to intimate discourse with God and may called it Munājat.

Analyzing about a love, al-Ghazali divides the treatments of love around

seventeen classification (Bayyināt), there are some of which treat God

love for man, and then which the man is love for God. Furthermore, al-

Ghazāli examines the treatment of man‟s love for God and divided it into

five types. In below, will explain about the two of his treatments, which

areman‟s love for God and God‟s love for man.

First, Man‟s love for God. Exactly, Abu Hamid began his foundation

of love which based on Quran and Hadith also he quoted from the Sufis

tradition. These sources are always emphasize to the worship („Ibādat),

but when he proponent that love, he takes sources as do as Yahya

b.Mu‟adz al-Razi (d.258/872). He was said “A weight of a grain of love is

more beloved to me than i do the worships among seventy years without

love.”92

In this sentence, Yahya argues that love is everything and

important thing in daily life and never regret for becoming sources in

every human.93

91 Abu Hamid Muhammad b.Muhammad al-Ghazali, Ihya „Ulūm al-Dīn,

(Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-„Ilmiyya 1419/1998),257. 92

Al-Qusyairi, al-Risalah al-Qusyairiyyah fi Ilm al-Tasawwuf,337. ( وقال حيى

(بن معاذ : مثقال خسدلة من الحب أحب إلي من عبادلة سبعين سىة بال حب 93 Joseph E.B.Lumbard,From Hubb to Isyq: The Development on Love in Early

Sufism,378.

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In this statement, Abu Hāmid will focuses upon the worship and much

realizing a direct relationship with God. A sentence was quoted from Ihyā

‟Ulūm al-Dīn, he states that “ its must to remebre that what we looking for

in this statement (love) is not unveiled except we through the recognition

(Ma‟rifah) of love itself, then after we know the recognition, have to know

the recognition of this condition ore called it some causes (Asbāb). Its not

the last way, then we have to know the examination (Nazar) of the

verification of its reality (Ma‟na) in the truth of God.”94

That‟s all the statements of love according to al-Ghazāli. Then, al-Ghazāli

lists five kinds of love which he believes and comprise all modes of

human‟s love there are :

1. He love to himself. Its based on his perfection (al-Kamāl)

and then his subsistence,

2. He love the good human (al-Muhsin). It happened and

needed for supporting his own completion and subsistence,

3. His love for someone who has a good attitude and

appreciate for his good attitude,

4. His love for something beautiful in its essence ( Fi

Dzātihi),

5. His love for someone who has an inner relationship

hiddenly.95

After analyzing the lists of five kinds of love above, Abū Hamīd argues

that the only one who‟s truly of love is God. Also argues that according to

94 Abu Muhammad Ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali, Ihya „Ulum al-Din, (Bairut: Dar

al-Kutub al-Ilmiyah),259. 95 Abu Hamid Muhammad b.Muhammad al-Ghazali, Ihya „Ulum al-Din,(Beirut:

Dar al-Kutub al-„Ilmiyya 1419-1998)p.257.

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the people of insight, its mean no one beloved except God and none

worthy of love except Him (God).

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CHAPTER IV

SULAMI’S INTERPRETATION OF THE DIVINE LOVE IN HIS

HAQᾹIQ AL-TAFSῙR

This chapter will discuss how Sufistic interpretation of al-Mahabbah in

his Haqāiq al-Tafsīr by Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī. Then the

comparison will be analyzed using Sufistic interpretation and other

interpretations such as Tafsir al-Wāsitī, Tafsir al-Wāhidī and from another

author interpretation. This was done to see how the difference and

interpretation of Tafsir al-Sulami (Haqāiq al-Tafsīr) with other

interpretations. Then, in this chapter will analyze the verses which has

interpreted and and will be categorized it whether with Maqām or Ahwāl.

A. Analyzing the Divine Love in Haqāiq al-Tafsīr

Discussion of the Mahabbah in several verses of the Quran has

been discussed in chapter 3 and the derivation is accompanied by the

derivation of the word Mahabbah in it. The focus will be on this

interpretation of Surah Ᾱli-„Imrān (3):31 and Thāhā (3):39. Due to the

existence of the Mahabbah there are various objects, such as love for God,

the Messenger of God, fellow human beings such as love for family,

country, religion, etc., I will limit this discussion that Mahabbah to the

God. Another reason is that even though Surah al-Qaṡāṡ (28): 56 and al-

Māidah (5): 54 discuss the Mahabbah, al-Sulami in its interpretation does

not interpret the verse. This is what is lacking in Haqaiq al-Tafsir, the

interpretation does not see the correlation between verses with each other.

Therefore, the main centers in this discussion are Ᾱli-„Imrān (3):

30 and Thaha (20): 39. As well known that Tafsīr al-Sulamī in the

discussion of chapter one interpreting the verse begins with a historical

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review. The study of history in Tafsir al-Sulami is a very important matter,

this can be seen from its position which was placed at the beginning of the

discussion before giving further explanation from al-Sulami itself. Such

examples will be explained below.

a. The Interpretation of the Verse Mahabbah Q.S. Ᾱli-‘Imrān

(3):31

و ويػغفر لكم ذنػوبكم و فاتبعون حيببكم الل واللو غفور رحيم ﴾ ﴿قل اف كنتم رببػوف اللTo be explicated by al-Sulamī, this verse begins with the opinion

of the Ulama and the inclusion hadith which quoted from some of

Kutubussittah. According to „Amr Ibn Uthman1 “the form of the

Mahabbah to Allah is by knowing him (Ma'rifah), always feeling afraid of

Him and the heart of a servant is always preoccupied with dhikr to Him,

more importantly is made him friendly.

Then according to Muhammad Ibn Khafīf2 the form of the Mahabbah to

Allah is to always hold fast in his life in achieving the passion of Allah

SWT. In addition, a servant follows the teachings of His Apostles in terms

of words, deeds, and several attitudes that the Apostle has taught.

According to Ibn Khafīf, to reach a Mahabbah, it is not enough to love

Allah alone, he must lean his love for the Messenger, because his love of

Allah is always with the followers of the Prophet.

1 His full name is Abu „Abdillah„ Amr Ibn Uthman Ibn Karb Ibn Ghashshash al-

Makki. In the path of a friend, he was named al-Junaid. He studied with Abu „Abdullah

al-Naji and he also studied with Abu Said al-Kharraj and several other teachers from the

previous Ulama circles. 2 His full name is Abu „Abdillah Muhammad Ibn Khafif Ibn Asfaksyadz al-

Dhabi, he lives in a city called Syairaz. Seeing from the complete biography, his mother

came from the Naisabur. At that time, Ibn Khafif was a great Ulama (Shaykh al-

Masyayikh).

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Then, Abū Yazīd al-Bisthāmi argues :

أحببت اللو تعاىل حت أبغضت نفسي، وأبغضت الدنيا حت أحببت طاعة اللو تعاىل،

وتركت ما دوف اللو تعاىل حت وصلت إىل اللو تعاىل، واخرتت اخلالق على ادلخلوؽ،

.فاشتغل خبذميت كل سللوؽ

Meaning” I love God, so I hate myself, and I hate this world

because I love more obedient to Allah SWT. I also left all matters aside

from Allah SWT and I arrived at Allah. In this case, I chose God over

creation. Then, all humans are busy respecting me.”

Another comment was came from Abū Ja‟far, said:

قيد أسرار الصديقن دبتابعة نبيو صلى اللو عليو وسلم لكي يعلمو أهنم وإف علت أحواذلم

.وارتفعت مراتبهم ل يقدروف رلاورتو ول اللحوؽ بو

Meaning: “The secret of people who are always in the truth has

been bound by following in the footsteps of the Prophet Muhammad, so

that when there are defects in their behavior or when their degrees are

high, they are unable to surpass the Prophet Muhammad. "

It was a different context came from Ibn „Athā al-Baghdādi, he said that

Mahabbah :

3ر بطلب نور الدن من عمى عن نور العلىأم

3 Al-Qusyairi, al-Risalah al-Qusyairiyyah,392.

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From all the arguments above, Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī argued to

the through of Ibn „Athā‟ which saying:

ل وصوؿ إىل النور العلى دلن ل يستدؿ عليو بالنور الدن. ومن مل جيعل السبيل إىل النور

بأداب صاحب النور الدن ومتابعتو النيب صلى اللو عليو وسلم فقد العلى التمسك

4عمى عن النورين مجيعا فألبس ثوب اإلغرتار.

Meaning: "A person will not reach the highest light if he does not reach

the lowest light before. If he has not yet come to the path of the highest

light, then it is obligatory for him to hold on to the owner of the lower

light, he is a follower of the Prophet. Then, he is blind to these two lights

and he uses deception. "

Seeing the interpretation that al-Sulamī has conveyed in his

ῌaqāiq al-Tafsīr is the interpretation tendency that he followed from Ibn

„Atha al-Sakandari. According to my opinion, al-Sulami states that the

Mahabbah is able to be achieved by a servant if he passes the path (Sulūk)

which is taken regularly. Starting from the bottom of the road to the noble

place that is in the place (Maqām) Ma'rifah. As I have explained in chapter

three about the meaning of Maqām accompanied by a number of „Ulamā

who have commented on Maqām. So, in this case, al-Sulamī was

categorized Mahabbah as the Maqām.

4 Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Karim Ibn Hawazin al-Qusyairi, al-Risalah al-

Qusyairiyyah fi Ilm al- Tasawwuf p.392

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b. The Interpretation of the Verse Mahabbah Q.S.Thāhā(20):39

دو ﴿اف اقذفيو ف التابػوت فاقذفيو ف اليم فػليػلقو اليم بالساحل يأخذه عدو يل وع ﴾ عيين على تصنع ول ە مين زلبة عليك والقيت لو

Al-Sulami was interpreting this verse and interpreting the sentence

ي والقيت ن مة يك محب

-in his Haqāiq al-Tafsīr.As explained earlier,al عل

Sulamī quoted some of the opinions of his teacher then at the end of the

explanation he wrote his opinion. In this verse, al-Sulamī quoted the

opinion of his teacher, Ibn „Athā, he said that the purpose of the fragment

above is:

ألقيت عليك زلبة مين لك فمن رأى فيك زلبيت لك أحبك حبيب بك

Mean: "I will give all my love to you, whoever has felt my love in his

heart then it is true. For you, I give my love”.

Then, al-Sulamī took al-Wasithi‟s opinion, and he gave a story that

correlates with this verse, the story of the Prophet Mūsā AS. Al-Wāsithi

said:

رجل يكوف سخيا شجاعا، فقيها، فيفنت الناس على ذالك. وابة اليت ابة سبتزح لقواـ ك

ألقى على موسى ما زاؿ ملقي عليو وىوف صلب عمراف أل ترى فرعوف دلا شاىد ادللقي

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عليو ف صغره من غن مزاج كيف رباه؟ مع ما كاف يقتل من أولد بين إسرائيل وذالك

5إللقاء ابة عليو.

Seeing from the description of al-Wāsithī it can be concluded that:

"Love can change people like a person whose personality becomes a

generous, brave, and intellectual. Then, everyone is accused of that. It can

be concluded that the form of a love can change a person's behavior or

character to improve his quality of life. According to al-Wāsithī, the

Mahabbah in this case is certainly different from what was felt by the

Prophet Mūsā (AS). Mahabbah that God gave to the Prophet Mūsā AS

when he was a toddler. Did you not see what the figure of Firaun was

when he witnessed the person who had been given the Mahabbah in his

childhood when he did not yet know who his Lord was? At that time many

of the children of the Children of Israel were killed by Firaun. This is a

special form of Mahabbah that Allah gave to the Prophet Mūsā AS.

Furthermore, regarding the sentence ولتصنع على عيين according to Ibn

„Atha” I (Allah) always watch you and I as watchmen for you and always

watch over you with my two eyes. Likewise there will be no one who will

provide salvation with your various tricks unless I will be your helper.

This is as information that everything that happens is the best form of help

for him (Mūsā AS).”6

5 Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, Haqaiq al-Tafsir: Tafsir al-Quran al-

„Aziz,p.241. في هره ألاة أها مشاهد لك حافظ أزعاك بعيني وال أسلم بسياستك إلى غيري ليعلمه حسن 6

.العىاة به (Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, Haqaiq al-Tafsir: Tafsir al-Quran al-

„Aziz,p.444)

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After seeing some of the quotations of interpretation of the Sufi

scholars mentioned, al-Sulamī did not comment in this verse. He interprets

in Surah al-A'rāf (8): 143 which is:

قاتنا وكلمو لن قاؿ اليك انظر ارن رب قاؿ ربو ﴿ ولما جاء موسى لميػ للجبل ربو ذبلى فػلما تػرىين فسوؼ ل فاف استػقر مكانوالب اىل نظر ا ولكن تػرىين اوؿ وانا اليك تػبت سبحنك قاؿ افاؽ فػلما صعقا موسى وخر دكا جعلو

﴾ المؤمنن Means: And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord

spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at

You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me, but look at the mountain; if it

should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord

appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level, and Moses fell

unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have

repented to You, and I am the first of the believers."

Al-Sulamī interpreted this verse قال زب أزوي أهظس إليك Al-Sulamī

explained that the nature of the Prophet Moses is to have a strong body, he

behaves nobly, so also looks very authoritative. In this verse it is explained

that the Prophet Mūsā had a strong desire to meet with Allah SWT. Al-

Sulamī explained that this verse confirms the words of Allah SWT "if

indeed you are determined to see me, and you cannot wait to see me, then

that desire is only possessed by people who have good hearts.

Furthermore, his heart has been decorated with the Ma'rifat of Allah and

has been given strength with all the light of his lectures, and I have

purified it with my eyesight, even I have lit it with my light.

Then, for people who want to see me but don't have patience, then

their heart does not come from Allah SWT. In this case the Prophet

Muhammad SAW said:

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7حجابو النور لو كشفو لحرقت سبحات وجهو كل شيئ أدركو بصره

Means: “The veil of Allah is light, if Allah had revealed that light, of

course His face would burn his creature as far as His view.”

Then Al-Sulamī interprets البللن تران ولكن انظر إىل and quotes from

Abū Ja'far's words that when the Prophet Mūsā moved to the Mīqāt, the

Prophet Mūsā was revealed in his dream in the form of God's words which

disturbed the heart of the Prophet Mūsā AS. As for the meaning of لن تران

which is أف ترانلن تقدر means you will not be able to see me, because you

are a mortal person, then what is the trajectory of a mortal toward

someone who has a permanent nature (Baqā) at that time, God gave him

the opportunity to see the mountain there.

After that, the Prophet Mūsā given a challenge that is if you are able to

stay there and the mountain is still then you will be able to see me.

However, if you cannot, then you will not be able to, as the mountain

cannot see me. According to Qādī al-„Iyādl quoted from al-Qadli Ibn Bakr

Ibn Abi Thayyib that at that time the Prophet Mūsā saw Allah SWT, then

he fainted. But according to Abu Ja'far, the cause of his fainting was not

ـ، ول 7 ـ فينا رسوؿ ا صلى ا عليو وسلم خبمس كلمات، فػقاؿ: ” إف ا عز وجل ل يػنا عن أب موسى، قاؿ: قاـ، خيفض القسط ويػرفػعو، يػرفع إليو عمل الليل قػبل عمل النػهار، وعمل النػهار قػ بل عمل الليل، حجابو يػنبغي لو أف يػنا

لو كشفو لحرقت النور لو كشفو لحرقت سبحات وجهو ما انػتػهى إليو بصره من خلقو.

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by seeing directly but by the destruction of the mountain when it was not

directly meeting.8

However, the first opinion that is from the opinion of Qādli al-Iyadl

can be used as a strong argument. It can be concluded that the condition of

the Prophet Mūsā at that time was an appreciation of the Mahabbah of

Allah to him. God gave the Mahabbah to the Prophet Mūsā through this

event. Therefore, it can be concluded that al-Sulamī believes that the

Mahabbah is included in Ahwāl, not as Maqām. It is called Ahwāl because

there is no effort that must be achieved by a servant in stages. To learn

more about Ahwal's definition, it has been explained in chapter 3.

B. The Comparative Analyses of Verses Mahabbah Among Sufis

Interpretation

In this term, I will combine the opinions of some famous Sufis

scholars and he has contributed in interpreting Mahabbah verses in the

Quran. In addition, I will try to analyze the position of Mahabbah whether

it is included in Maqām or part of Ahwāl.

Firstly, analyzing the differences in interpretation between Tafsir

al-Sulamī with other Sufi interpretations such as Lathāif al-Isyārāt written

by al-Qusyairī, he interpreted Surat al-„Imrān(3):30 was sayings:

بل « حيببكم اللو »مشوب بالعلة، و « رببوف اللو »وحيببكم اللو )مجع(. )رببوف اللو )فرؽ

وربملو تلك وزلبة العبد حالة لطيفة جيدىا من نفسو، علة، بل ىو حقيقة الوصلة.

8 Abū „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī, Haqaiq al-Tafsir: Tafsīr al-Qurān al-

„Azīz,p.240-241)

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سبحانو احلالة على موافقة أمره على الرضا دوف الكراىية، وتقتضى منو تلك احلالة إيثاره

9على كل شىء وعلى كل أحد.

According to al-Qusyairī, Tuhibbūnallah as Farq and

Yuhbibkumullāh as Jam‟u10

, the word Tuhibbūnallāh is you are loving

Allah by a reason and the word Yuhbibkumullāh without any reason, but

he is the truth that arrived. The love process felt by a servant to his Lord is

a condition (thing) that is sincere and has existed in him. Then the

condition that is a Mahabbah will increase to become a content without

hatred. And this condition makes Allāh Almighty raise him in all things

even to every servant.

In this verse, it shows that the influence between the two is that a

servant's love for God and vice versa has enormous energy. Thus, love

possessed by God as well as possessed by humans certainly has

differences. God has many ways to make his servant a person who is

grateful and has enormous forgiveness. As for humans who have

limitations in several aspects, of course addressing something there must

be a reason. Likewise, loving God has a desire that is accompanied by a

reason.

Al-Qusyairī commented in his book that love is not a part of a

situation. So whoever's love is still intact, then love is not only in small

parts. The point is that love is included in certain parts only, not

comprehensive. According to Al-Qusyairī, loving the truth for a servant is

9 Al-Qusyairi, Lathāif al-Isyārat,(Mesir:Haiah Mishriyyah),cet.2,p.452. كانو بل المع ىو سر التوحيد والتفرقة ىي لساف التوحيد. والمع ما تكلم بو اللو ف وقت اإلجياد إذا 10

نظر إىل نفسو فرؽ وإذا نظر إىل ىم فكاف ىو ادلكلم وايب. والتفرقة ما خاطبهم بو على لساف السفراء والنبياء، وإذا ربو مجع

Abu „Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, Majmu‟at Atsar Abu „Abd al-Rahman al-

Sulami, (Markaz Nashr Danki:Iran 1369 M)p.482,vol.1.

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when he wants kindness and is gentle to the object that is loved. Love is

not only in certain the part but it can be comprehensive. Because, in

essence, if someone has made a love, its difficult to be sharing. According

to him, the criterion for love is the loss of personality traits from you

because you have drowned or dissolved together with the one you love.11

In another Surat, he was interpreted Surat Thāhā(20):31 was sayings:

لو )أف اقذفيو ف التابوت فاقذفيو ف اليم فػليػلقو اليم بالساحل يأخذه عدو يل وعدو

(وألقيت عليك زلبة مين ولتصنع على عيين

The sentence from ليك زلبة مين وألقيت ع has the meaning أحببتك in the

general sense that someone throws his love at someone else because he

loves it. Al-Qusyairī said that the meaning of the above sentence is putting

love in his heart and all his eyes have a direction towards love. Her eyes

will continue to look at the person she loves without exception.

Furthermore, the sentence from وألقيت عليك زلبة مين has another meaning

which is "I will be faithful to the love that is in my heart". Surely a

servant's love for his God will never be achieved except with a truth of

true love in his heart.12

Then, according to al-Qusyairī, the sentence from ولتصنع على عيين has

the meaning of دبرإي مين “under my vision”. Then, al-Qusyairī gave a

further explanation that the meaning of a piece of the verse above is that

Allah said that "I will not position anyone other than me to ask for your

servitude from me". Al-Qusyairī explained again that Allah said "I will

take care of you so that no one else is looking after you. And I protect you

11 Al-Qusyairī, Lathāif al-Isyārat,cet.2,p.454. 12 Al-Qusyairi, Lathāif al-Isyārat,2,454.

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from everything that happens, and I will not send anyone to look after you

but me.”13

According to him, it can be concluded that Allah SWT became

the protector of the Prophet Mūsā (AS) since he was a toddler. Prophet

Mūsā always in the care of Allah SWT. Therefore, it can be said that this

is evidence of the Almighty of Allah SWT to him and it can be ascertained

that the Mahabbah obtained by the Prophet Mūsā AS included in the

Ahwal section.

See from the two books of interpretation above, the difference seen

between the interpretation of al-Sulami and Al-Qusyairī. Al-Sulamī when

interpreting the verse begins with as previous Sufis comments as possible

and then he concludes his interpretation. In contrast to Al-Qusyairī, in this

verse he first gave a commentary by interpreting the verse, so he included

Arabic grammatical, then he connected it with the comments of the

scholars. Both do have the same interpretation. This is because al-Qusyairī

is a student of al-Sulamī. In one of al-Qusyairi's works, Lathāif al-Isyārat,

al-Qusyairi included several comments from al-Sulamī.

Secondly, Abū Hasan „Alī Ibn Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn „Alī al-

Wāhidī which called al-Wahidi interpreted Surat al-„Imrān(3):30 in his

Tafsīr al-Wāhidī was sayings:

قل{ أي: للكفار }إف كنتم رببوف ا{ ]وقف النيب صلى ا عليو وسلم على قريش وىم يسجدوف }

ا نعبد ىذه حبا لألصناـ فقاؿ: يا معشر قريش واللو لقد خالفتم ملة أبيكم إبراىيم فقالت قريش: إن

تم رببوف اللو{ وتعبدوف الصناـ لتقربكم إليو ليقربونا إىل ا[ فأنزؿ ا تعاىل: }قل{ يا زلمد }إف كن

ن غيري بأن ستبعدك عني، وقال أحفظك من كل غير ومن كل 13

قال ال أمك أي بمسإي مني و

قال ما وكلىا حفظك إلى أحد .حدث سىي حدثىا. و ,

‘Abdul Karim Ibn Hawazin al-Qusyairi, Lathaif al-Isyarat,2,261.

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}فاتبعون حيببكم اللو{ فأنا رسولو إليكم وحجتو عليكم ومعىن زلبة العبد سبحانو إرادتو طاعتو

14.وإيثاره أمره ومعىن زلبة ا العبد إرادتو لثوابو وعفوه عنو وإنعامو عليو

In this verse, al-Wāhidī tells of the Quraysh‟s story when they were

tempted to worship idols. The Messenger of Allah reprimanded them

because they had denied and turned away from the religion of Prophet

Ibrahim AS at that time the Quraysh said, "Indeed, our servitude to these

idols is a form of our love for God while drawing closer to Him. After

that, this verse comes down and informs the Prophet. Rasulullah said: "If

you really love Allah and worship idols in front of you because you want

to get closer to him, then know that I am the messenger who was ordered

to come to you. And I am the one who gives the evidence to you.

In this verse al-Wāhidī provides a different understanding between

God's love for humans and vice versa. The love that grows from a servant

to His Lord is a form of obedience and follows all his commands. The

love that comes from God towards His servants is in the form of merit and

the breadth of His forgiveness and giving favors to His servants.

Then, al-Wāhidī was interpreting Surat Thāha(20):31 in his Tafsir

al-Wāhidī was sayings:

}أف اقذفيو{ اجعليو }ف التابوت فاقذفيو{ فاطرحيو }ف اليم{ يعين: هنر النيل }فليلقو اليم

بالساحل{ فنده ادلاء إىل الشط }يأخذه عدو يل وعدو لو{ وىو فرعوف }وألقيت عليك زلبة مين{

ادلاء وىو أنو حببو إىل اخللق كلهم فل يراه مؤمن ول كافر إل حت مل يقتلك عدوؾ الذي أخذؾ من

14 Abū Hasan Ibn Ahmad al-Wāhidī, al-Wajīz Fi Tafsīr al-Kitāb al-„Azīz,113.

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أحبو }ولتصنع{ ولرتىب وتغذى }على عيين{ على زلبيت ومرادي يعين: إذ رده إىل أمو حت غدتو وىو

15قولو:

al-Wāhidī tells the story of Asbab al-Nuzul which explains the story of

Prophet Musa AS.16

In the previous verse, Thaha (20): 38, al-Wāhidi

interprets أذلمناىا ما يلهم اإلنساف من الصواب meaning “we ,وىو إذلاـ ا تعاىل إياه

have given inspiration to him from what we have not given the truth to

humans, which is what we have given to the truth which is given to us by

humans”.Then, the verse وألقيت عليك زلبة مين. , God gave love to Mūsā by

warning his mother to throw Musa in the Nile. Because at that time,

Fir‟aun was about to take the Prophet Moses. The sentence ولتصنع على عيين

is to protect and protect my love for him (Prophet Mūsā).17

Thirdly, al-Alūsi18

interpret Surat Ᾱli-„Imrān (3): 30 in his Tafsir,

Rūh al-Ma‟ānī explains that:

15 Abu Hasan Ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi, al-Wajiz Fi Tafsir al-Kitab al-„Aziz,(

Dimaskus: Dar al-Qalam 1415),46. 16 It was reported that Firaun and his wife were sitting leisurely on the banks of

the Nile, suddenly he saw a chest not far from his place. He told his ladies to take the

chest and bring it before him. When the casket was opened a beautiful baby boy was

seen. How happy Firaun‟s wife saw the baby. His love and love for the baby was very

deep. So he took the baby and kept and educated in his palace. This is the first gift. The

second gift is that God has bestowed sincere affection for Moses and that love has been

implanted in everyone's heart. Anyone who looks at Moses will feel love for him. So it is

not surprising that Pharaoh and his wife felt love and love for Moses, so that his wife said

to her husband, as stated in the Qur'an:

And Firaun‟s wife said, "(He) is an eye-conditioning for me and for you. Do not kill him,

hopefully he is useful to us or we take him to be a child, "they are not aware of. (al-

Qashash (28):9 )

The third gift is the care of Moses in the court of Fir‟aun under the supervision

and observation of God and guarded from everything that would bother him, when he

was cared for by the family of Pharaoh, a cruel man who did not know that humanity. 17 Abu Hasan Ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi, al-Wajiz Fi Tafsir al-Kitab al-„Aziz,,52. 18 Al-Alusi was born in Baghdad in 1217 H / 1802 AD. Alusi is the name of a

village located on an island in the middle of a river Euphrates. It was from this village

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اإلرادة وىي ذىب عامة ادلتكلمن إىل أف ابة نوع من )قل إف كنتم رببوف اللو فاتبعون (

ل تتعلق حقيقة إل بادلعان وادلنافع فيستحيل تعلقها بذاتو تعاىل وصفاتو فهي ىنا دبعىن

إرادة العبد اختصاصو تعاىل بالعبادة وذلك إما من باب إطلؽ ادللزـو وإرادة اللـز أو من

ابوب باب الستعارة التبعية بأف شبو إرادة العبد ذلك ورغبتو فيو دبيل قلب اب إىل

إف كنتم رببوف طاعة ا تعاىل -ميل ل يلتفت معو إل إليو أو من باب رلاز النقص أي

كذا قيل، وىو خلؼ مذىب العارفن من -أو ثوابو فاتبعون فيما آمركم بو وأهناكم عنو

ب أىل السنة والماعة فإهنم قالوا ابة تتعلق حقيقة بذات ا تعاىل وينبغي للكامل أف حي

ا سبحانو لذاتو وأما زلبة ثوابو فدرجة نازلة، قاؿ الغزايل عليو الرحة ف الحياء: احلب

19.عبارة عن ميل الطبع إىل الشيء ادللذ فإف تأكد ذلك ادليل وقوي يسمى عشقا

According to al-Alūsi, the meaning of قل إف كنتم رببوف اللو فاتبعون,

love is that it is a part of Irādah (desire) which in essence must be based

on some existence and has benefits in it. In this case it is impossible to

relate to the essence of Allah SWT and its attributes. Its mean the

willingness of the servant in having special communication with God in

the form of worship. al-Alūsi also said that the love of a servant has a

tendency between the lover and the loved one. Furthermore, this verse

contains the meaning of majaz or a parable which means "if you obey of

that al-Alusi's ancestors came from. His full name Abu al-Fadhl Syihab al-Din alSayyid

Mahmud Affandi al-Alusi al-Baghdadi. 19 Syihabuddin al-Alusi, Ruh al-Ma‟ani Fi Tafsir al-Quran al-„Azim Wa Sab‟u

al-Matsani, (Bairut: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah 1415)15,1270.

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Allah and achieving His reward, then follow me (Rasulullah) as I

command and forbid something to you.”

Unlike the case with some groups from among the Ahl al-Sunnah

wa al-Jamā'ah who argue that:

سبحانو لذاتو فإهنم قالوا ابة تتعلق حقيقة بذات ا تعاىل وينبغي للكامل أف حيب ا

وأما زلبة ثوابو فدرجة نازلة، قاؿ الغزايل عليو الرحة ف الحياء: احلب عبارة عن ميل الطبع

.إىل الشيء ادللذ فإف تأكد ذلك ادليل وقوي يسمى عشقا

Meaning: “Indeed Mahabbah (love) has a relationship with the essence of

the essence of Allah SWT and it becomes an absolute obligation to love

the essence of Allah SWT perfectly, while loving and expecting His

reward is only a low degree. In fact, al-Ghazālī in his book Ihyā „Ulūm al-

Dīn, he said that love is a tendency towards something that is considered

something delicious. If the tendency exceeds the limit of love, then it is

said as „Isyq (longing)”.20

In the interpretation of al-Alūsi, I can conclude that he put the

thought of al- Ghazālī by categorizing love as a Maqām (state). Love has

the power and is able to present more levels than „Isyq.

Then, he was interpreting Surat Thāha(20):39 sayings:

وألقيت عليك زلبة مين كلمة )من( متعلقة دبحذوؼ وقع صفة دلوصوؼ مؤكدة دلا ف تنكنىا من

القلوب فكل من رآؾ أحبك زرعتها ف نة مين قدالفخامة الذاتية بالفخامة اإلضافية أي زلبة عظيمة كائ

20 Syihabuddin al-Alusi, Ruh al-Ma‟ani Fi Tafsir al-Quran al-„Azim Wa Sab‟u

al-Matsani,15,1280.

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حبيث ل يصب عنك، قاؿ مقاتل: كاف ف عينيو ملحة ما رآه أحد إل أحبو، وقاؿ ابن عطية: جعلت

21.عليو مسحة مجاؿ ل يكاد يصب عنو من رآه

Al-Alūsī said in his interpretation of Rūh al-Ma‟āni that the meaning

of قيليوأ من

ة يك محب

ت عل is a form of great love and has been formed in my

soul (God) and has been embedded in the heart. Whoever sees you, he will

fall in love with you as if he will be impatient with you. According to

Imam Maqātil such a thing happened because his eyes hit the person he

loved. Ibn „Athiyyah also said that his eyes had been adorned with beauty

and beauty so that his views could hardly be impatient. Likewise, Al-Alūsī

interprets the phrase ولتصنع على عيين which is to do something kindness and

educate with compassion. Surely I will take care of you and protect you as

humans protect their property.

C. The Levels of Intimate Relation on al-Sulami’s Perspective

Many various types of love have differences of opinion among the

Ulama, especially Sufi Ulama. They differ in the magnitude of a love that

is inspired by what can be offered by a loved one. Therefore, the scholars

also provide a degree of love and have differences in realizing Ma'rifah to

God. In chapter 3, I have explained the increased love discussed by the

previous Ulama. Thus, I provide a limitation of the analysis in this

Mahabbah, which is the Mahabbah to Allah SWT. In this case, Abu

„Abdurrahman al-Sulami gave 33 levels to reach the Ma'rifah of Allah,

exactly he included al-Mahabbah (love) as the important way to prove

into Ma‟rifat Allah.

21 Abu al-Fadhl al-Alusi, Ruh al-Ma‟ani Fi Tafsir al-Quran al-„Azim wa Sab‟u

al-Matsani,8,502-503.

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In this last term, I would like to prove that al-Sulamī contributed in

giving the term Mahabbah and would analyze whether the Mahabbah is a

level or an Ahwal.Here are the explanation: Al-Taubāt , Al-Inābah,al-

Taqwā, al-Khauf wa al-Rajā, al-Zuhd, al-Tawakkul, al-Ikhlāsh, al-

Wafā,al-Faqru, al-Jūd wa al-Sakhā, al-Tafakkur, al-Hayā, al-„Ināyat, al-

Ridlā, al-Tashawwuf, al-Khulq, al-Ziyārat, al-Samā, al-Wajd wa al-

Wujūd, al-Haqq wa al-Haqīqat, al-Yaqīn,al-Tafrīd wa al-Tajrīd, al-

Firāsat, al-Mahabbah wa al-„Isyq, al-Shidq, al-Syawq, „Ilm al-Yaqīn, al-

Muwāfaqat, al-Musyāhadat, al-Uns, al-Syukr, al-Fanā wa al-Baqā, al-

Jam‟u wa al-Tafrīqat.22

Looking at the speculation of Mahabbah level that al-Sulamī has

conveyed in 33 levels, Mahabbah is included in the 26th level. In his

explanation, al-Sulami combines the interpretation of Mahabbah and

„isyq. Then, al-Sulami included al-Syawq as the 28th level as an

expression of longing after being able to pass the level of love. In this

term, I will not analyze all the definitions of levels that have been

presented by al-Sulami. I will analyze the meaning of Mahabbah, „Isyq,

and Syauq. To sharpen al-Sulami's analysis and deep thoughts about the

meaning of this Mahabbah. Here the following explanation:

1. Mahabbah-‘Isyq

As we know, Islam indded promotes a relationship full of love and

yearning between man and God just like the relationship of one who

yearns and the ine yearned for („Ᾱshiq and Ma'shūq).23

As mentioned

earlier, one of the words that the Quran used is Hubb, Wudd, and then

22 Haidar Bagir, Islam The Faith of Love and Happiness,(PT.Mizan

Publika:Jakarta Selatan 2019),63. 23 Abu „Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami,Darajāt al-Mu‟āmilāt,(compiled by

N.Purjawa, Cet.Persia)1,26.

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„Isyq. According to al-Sulami, the use of the word Mahabbah-Isyq is the

right target to express his love. According to him, Mahabbah occurs

because he can close his heart to others and he sets his heart on someone

who is loved. As for the lover (Muhibb) immersed in everything and

nature. If he has a secret he is able to conceal the feeling then he favors

himself with the person he loves.

What is meant by Isyq is a branch of a love. This is because „Isyq

always stands and settles in a love in behavior, character, and personal

maturity. Al-Sulami quotes a hadith regarding „Isyq:

من عشق فعف فكتم فأبقى فيو زلل العفة والكتماف وأفىن اب عن صفاتو

يعم ويصم((وشواىده بقوؿ صلى اللو عليو وسلم )) حبك الشيئ .

Meaning : "Anyone who is hit by longing and then he guarded himself

from his view and then he hid his longing so he has settled in a position of

guarding and hiding. The lover will be blind to some of the behaviors he

loves. This is also in accordance with the words of the Prophet

Muhammad "Your love for something makes you a blind person and a

deaf person."24

2. Syawq (Yearning)

According to al-Sulami, Syawq is an event of heart shake when he

has several desires. According to him, if that love has peaked perfectly,

then his longing will overpower his love and disturb the thoughts in his

mind. Furthermore, Syawq is categorized as a fire that spreads in the heart

and the condition of the lover is experiencing a terrible shock of love that

is seen in various parts of his body and this becomes a nature for humans.

24 Abu „Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami, Darajāt al-Mu‟āmilāt,26.

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In the discussion of Syawq, there are different groups that recognize the

existence of this term.

Some groups deny the existence of Maqām Syawq with the

argument that Syawq is only displayed for invisible objects. Then, these

words are answered by another group "when will a lover disappear from

the arms of his loved ones? Indeed, the nature of loss is lacking in terms of

the Mahabbah. Likewise there are some groups who consider the

existence of this Syawq, that longing with the appearance of the object

being loved is more difficult than longing with no visible object being

loved.25

Judging from the two derivations that have been conveyed, it can

be concluded that al-Sulami contributed in providing analysis related to

the Maqām taken by the Sufis in seeking God's Ma'rifat.

25 Abu „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī,Darajāt al-Mu‟āmilāt,28.

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CHAPTER V

CLOSING

A. Conclussion

The concept of Mahabbah (love) explained by Abu „Abd al-

Rahmān al-Sulamī in his book is the condition of the heart where the

lovers want to meet with lovers. in his life, he went through several

obstacles and prepared for his meeting with God. To reach the Mahabbah,

al-Sulami provides a state that must be done by the servant in order to

foster a sense of love and longing for God who has been the motivation in

his life and even become the purpose of his service to God.

Furthermore, al-Sulami gave a different interpretation among

several commentators who contributed in interpreting the Mahabbah.

Here, I present two verses given by al-Sulami's interpretation in Surah Ᾱli

„Imrān (3):31, and Thāhā (20):39. The interpretation is very unique by

including the narrations of the traditions and some comments from Sufi

scholars. Examining the interpretation presented by the Sufi scholars

regarding love has drowned themselves so that they can negate everything

except Allah SWT.

In the verse of Ᾱli „Imrān (3):31, al-Sulamī interprets about

relation of Mahabbah between human and God, then al-Sulamī concluse

that to raise an amazing Mahabbah from God due to love the prophet of

Muhammad peace be upon him. Furthermore, a people would not reach

the uplight level before he reach the under level of light. Then, al-Sulamī

interprets the verse of Thāhā(20):39 by the word ألقيت عليك زلبة مين by

. لك فمن رأى فيك زلبيت لك أحبك حبيب بكألقيت عليك زلبة مين

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Furthermore, In the verse of Thāhā(20):39, talking of prophet

Mūsā AS which getting Mahabbah from his childhood until the last of his

dead. When he was child, the God bless him with many miracles and

obstacles within prophet Mūsā AS. Al-Sulamī stated that the prophet

Musa as the special man from all prophets in this mystical story, the

prophet Mūsā AS as an object of human who‟s getting all the blessing

from God. Al-Sulami stated that he reach this Mahabbah by Hal.

B. Suggestion

Interpretation of verses in the Quran has various scientific disciplines

continues to grow, starting from the classical interpreters into

contemporary. Various problems always arise along with a variety of

problems in the more advanced times now. Therefore, it is necessary to

have a clear explanation in solving a problem by giving arguments of the

Quran, Hadith, and some opinions of the scholars.

As for all the material that has been written in this study is only

limited by the interpretation of Abu „Abd al-Rahmān al-Sulamī who

explains about the Mahabbah. There are many researchers who discuss it

in the aspect of hadith, but I discuss it in the field of Sufism. This paper

requires research that must be developed far to find out the thoughts of

other al-Sulamī. Therefore, I need criticism and suggestions from readers

as an improvement to this research. Hopefully this simple writing will be

useful and will always be a reference in various fields of science,

especially in the fields of Qurān and its interpretetation.

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